Total Modernity and the Avant-Garde in Twentieth-Century Chinese Art

by Minglu Gao and Gao Minglu

A groundbreaking book that describes a distinctively Chinese avant-gardism and a modernity that unifies art, politics, and social life.

To the extent that Chinese contemporary art has become a global phenomenon, it is largely through the groundbreaking exhibitions curated by Gao Minglu: "China/Avant-Garde" (Beijing, 1989), "Inside Out: New Chinese Art" (Asia Society, New York, 1998), and "The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art" (Albright-Knox...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262014947
• ISBN13: 9780262014946
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 5.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher