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Book SynopsisIn the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This title traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day.
Trade Review"A superb, illuminating study... The best book available on the history of modern Chinese art... Essential." -- D.K. Haworth, Emeritus, Carleton College Choice
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Map Introduction 1 Chinese Art in the Age of Imperialism: The Opium War to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, 1842--1895 2 Art in the Creation of a New Nation: The Overthrow of the Qing and the Early Republic, 1895--1920 3 Art in the New Culture of the 1920s 4 Modern Art in the 1930s 5 The Golden Age of Guohua in the 1930s 6 Art in Wartime, 1937--1949 7 Western-Style Art under Mao, 1949--1966 8 Ink Painting, Lianhuanhua, and Woodcuts under Mao, 1949--1966 9 Art of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966--1976 10 Art after Mao, 1976--1989 11 Alternative Chinas: Hong Kong and Taiwan 12 No U-Turn: Chinese Art after 1989 13 The New Millennium, and the Chinese Century? Glossary and List of Characters Major Events in Modern Chinese Art Notes Selected Bibliography Index
