Subversive Strategies in Contemporary Chinese Art (Philosophy of History and Culture, 31)

What is art and what is its role in a China that is changing at a dizzying speed? These questions lie at the heart of Chinese contemporary art. Subversive Strategies paves the way for the rebirth of a Chinese aesthetics adequate to the art whose sheer energy and imaginative power is subverting the ideas through which western and Chinese critics think about art. The first collection of essays by American and Chinese philosophers and art historians, Subversive Strategies begins by showing how the art reflects current crises and is working them out through bodies gendered and political. The essays raise the question of Chinese identity in a global world and note a blurring of the boundary between art and everyday life. This Book Paves The Way For The Rebirth Of A Chinese Aesthetics Adequate To The Art Whose Sheer Energy And Imaginative Power Is Subverting The Ideas Through Which Western And Chinese Critics Think About Art. The First Collection Of Essays By American And Chinese Philosophers And Art Historians, This Book Begins By Showing How The Art Reflects Current Crises And Is Working Them Out Through Bodies Gendered And Political. The Essays Raise The Question Of Chinese Identity In A Global World And Note A Blurring Of The Boundary Between Art And Everyday Life. Edited By Mary Bittner Wiseman, Liu Yuedi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. How contemporary Chinese art is creating “a philosophy of life, a philosophy of politics, and a natural philosophy,” as artist Qiu Zhijie says it must, is explored in this collection of essays by philosophers and art historians from America and China. Contents ......Page 8 Volume Forward ......Page 12 About the Contributors ......Page 14 Introduction ......Page 20 Part One: Here and Now......Page 32 Part Two: History and Geography ......Page 220 Index ......Page 442 Illustrations ......Page 452