My Generation: Young Chinese Artists

My Generation: Young Chinese Artists

by Barbara Pollack (Author), Li Zhenhua (Author), Barbara Pollack (Author), Li Zhenhua (Author)

Synopsis

My Generation is a striking and appealing new volume that presents 75 artworks by 27 young Chinese artists, all born after 1976 after the end of the Cultural Revolution. Covering all media and types of production, their work opens a window onto a new China, a society that has undergone rapid industrialisation and globalisation in the past two decades. Artists and collectives featured include Birdhead, Chi Peng, Chen Ke, Chen Wei, Cui Jie, Double Fly, Guo Hongwei, Hu Xiaoyun, Huang Ran, Irrelevant Commission, Jin Shan, Li Qing, Liang Yuanwei, Liang Yue, Liu Di, Lu Fang, Lu Yang, Ma Qiusha, Made In, Qiu Xiaofei, Song Kun, Shi Zhiying, Sun Xun, Wang Yuyang, Yan Xing, Zhang Ding, Zhou Yilun. Contents of the book: Foreward by Todd Smith, Director, Tampa Museum of Art, Florida; Curator's Preface & Acknowledgements by Barbara Pollack; Young, Gifted and Chinese by Barbara Pollack; Essay 2 by Li Zhenhua; Main Catalogue/Plates section: 75 artworks; Brief captions for comparative images 1-para; Artist biographies; Selected Exhibitions and Publications; Notes on curator; Index; Photo credits.

$39.53

Quantity

5 in stock

More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 160
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: D Giles Ltd
Published: 25 Jun 2014

ISBN 10: 1907804455
ISBN 13: 9781907804458

Media Reviews
-My Generation is accompanied by a striking and informative catalogue...[it] contains insightful essays by curator Pollack and multimedia artist and curator Li Zhenhua---Simon Watson, HuffPost Arts & Culture
-Will shatter notions of Chinese culture---Joanne Milani, The Tampa Tribune

My Generation is accompanied by a striking and informative catalogue...[it] contains insightful essays by curator Pollack and multimedia artist and curator Li Zhenhua --Simon Watson, HuffPost Arts & Culture

Will shatter notions of Chinese culture --Joanne Milani, The Tampa Tribune

Author Bio
Barbara Pollack is a New York-based independent curator, writer, journalist, and a leading expert on contemporary Chinese art. She is the author of The Wild, Wild East: An American Art Critics Adventure in China (2010). Li Zhenhua is a multimedia artist, curator, and founder and director of the Beijing Art Lab.