Half Sound, Half Philosophy: Aesthetics, Politics, and History of China's Sound Art

by Jing Wang

From the late 1990s until today, China's sound practice has been developing in an increasingly globalized socio-political-aesthetic milieu, receiving attentions and investments from the art world, music industry and cultural institutes, with nevertheless, its unique acoustic philosophy remaining silent. This book traces the history of sound practice from contemporary Chinese visual art back in the 1980s, to electronic music, which was introduced as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501333488
• ISBN13: 9781501333484
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"