The Art of Modern China

by Kuiyi Shen and Julia F. Andrews

Book Overview

In 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 first comprehensive study of modern Chinese art history traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Julia Andrews and Kuiyi Shen pay particular attention to the dynamic tension between modernity and tradition, as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520271068
• ISBN13: 9780520271067
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 10.9"