| Physical description |
329 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 34 cm |
| Notes |
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum Soho, Feb. 6-May 24, 1998 and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, July 17-Oct. 15, 1998. |
| Summary |
Between 1850 and today, China has undergone an unprecedented series of shocks and transformations. This dramatic period -- which has seen urban industrialization, conquest by foreign powers, civil wars, changing governments, and, more recently, a gradual opening to the international community -- has also marked an explosion of artistic experimentation and innovation. Spanning 150 spectacular years of artistic production, A Century in Crisis -- which accompanied a landmark exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum SoHo in early 1998 -- offers the first systematic exploration of modern and contemporary Chinese art. |
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Essays by leading scholars show the ways in which Chinese artists have grappled with modernity, tradition, self-definition, and the adoption and rejection of Western conventions. Sumptuous colorplates showcase a dazzling array of achievements -- including Shanghai School paintings, modern calligraphy, commercial art, 1920s and '30s woodblock prints, modern guohua (traditional ink and color paintings), socialist realist paintings, and other contemporary works. |
| Other author |
Shen, Kuiyi, 1954-
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Spence, Jonathan D.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
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| Subject |
Art, Chinese -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Art, Chinese -- Themes, motives.
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| ISBN |
0810969092 (hardcover) |
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0892072113 (softcover) |
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