New Export China: Translations Across Time and Place in Contemporary Chinese Porcelain Art

by Alexander Burchmore

Why do so many contemporary Chinese artists use porcelain in their work? In New Export China, Alex Burchmore presents a deep dive into a unique genre of ceramic art to describe a framework for a broader art practice. Focusing on the work of four artists from the 1990s through the 2010s--Liu Jianhua, Ai Weiwei, Ah Xian, and Sin-ying Ho--Burchmore reveals how the materiality of ceramics has been used to highlight China's role in global trade...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520390016
• ISBN13: 9780520390010
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.2"