Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions: Connectivities and World-making (Asian Studies Series Monograph)

This volume draws together essays by leading art experts observing the dramatic developments in Asian art and exhibitions in the last two decades. The authors explore new regional and global connections and new ways of understanding contemporary Asian art in the twenty-first century. The essays coalesce around four key themes: world-making; intra-Asian regional connections; art’s affective capacity in cross-cultural engagement; and Australia’s cultural connections with Asia. In exploring these themes, the essays adopt a diversity of approaches and encompass art history, art theory, visual culture and museum studies, as well as curatorial and artistic practice. With introductory and concluding essays by editors Michelle Antoinette and Caroline Turner this volume features contributions from key writers on the region and on contemporary art: Patrick D Flores, John Clark, Chaitanya Sambrani, Pat Hoffie, Charles Merewether, Marsha Meskimmon, Francis Maravillas, Oscar Ho, Alison Carroll and Jacqueline Lo. Richly illustrated with artworks by leading contemporary Asian artists, Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions: Connectivities and World-making will be essential reading for those interested in recent developments in contemporary Asian art, including students and scholars of art history, Asian studies, museum studies, visual and cultural studies. Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Introduction Part 1 — Critical Themes, Geopolitical Change and Global Contexts in Contemporary Asian Art 11 Introduction Part 2 — Asia Present and Resonant: Themes of Connectivity and World-making in Contemporary Asian Art 33 1. Polytropic Philippine: Intimating the World in Pieces 57 2. The Worlding of the Asian Modern 77 3. An Experiment in Connectivity: From the ‘West Heavens’ to the ‘Middle Kingdom’ 99 4. The Irreverent Contemporary and Radical Tradition 119 5. Future Imaginaries 139 6. Response and Responsibility: On the Cosmo-politics of Generosity in Contemporary Asian Art 153 7. The Unexpected Guest: Food and Hospitality in Contemporary Asian Art 169 8. Under the Shadow: Problems in Museum Development in Asia 189 9. People and Partnership: An Australian Model for International Arts Exchanges — The Asialink Arts Program, 1990–2010 209 10. Australia’s Other Asia in the Asian Century 229 Epilogue — ‘My Future is Not a Dream’: Shifting Worlds of Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions 243 Selected Reading on Contemporary Asian Art 265 Contributor Biographies 275 This Volume Draws Together Essays By Leading Art Experts Observing The Dramatic Developments In Asian Art And Exhibitions In The Last Two Decades. The Authors Explore New Regional And Global Connections And New Ways Of Understanding Contemporary Asian Art In The Twenty-first Century. Michelle Antoinette And Caroline Turner. Includes Bibliographical References. Also Available In Print Form. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web.