Weng Xiaoyu - Tales Of Our Time - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A heterogeneous view of contemporary Chinese art between individual narrative and the constructions of history Tales of Our Time presents works by seven artists based in mainland China Hong Kong or Taiwan: Sun Xun Zhou Tao Chi - En Jao Kan Xuan the Yangjiang Group Sun Yuan & Peng Yu and Tsang Kin - Wah. Working in video sculpture installation mixed media on paper and participatory intervention these artists poetically balance politics and aesthetics. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue offer a heterogeneous view of contemporary art from China and highlight tensions between individual narratives and the constructions of mainstream history. A conceptual extension of the exhibition the catalogue functions as a hybrid of a traditional exhibition publication and a fiction collection. Featuring scholarly essays and artwork descriptions it presents an unconventional examination of the artists whose practices challenge current dialogues about Chinese art. In seven commissioned short stories Chinese and American writers explore contemporary society through the art of storytelling.
Title: Tales Of Our Time
Author(s): Weng Xiaoyu, Hou Hanru
Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Publications U. S.
Barcode: 9780892075294
Pages: 218 Pages, Illustrated In Colour And Black And White Throughout
Publication Date: 2/28/2017
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs