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Art and social change : contemporary art in Asia and the Pacific / edited by Caroline Turner.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Australian National University. Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.
Turner, Caroline, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Art museums--Asia.
Art museums.
Art museums--Pacific Area.
Art, Modern--21st century.
Art, Modern.
Arts--Asia.
Arts.
Arts--Pacific Area.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (593 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
Place of Publication:
Canberra : Pandanus Books : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An illustrated survey of contemporary art in the Asia Pacific. Art and Social Change maps the dynamic development in art, often reflecting social and political events. It includes essays on India, China, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
Contents:
Art and Social Change / Caroline Turner
Geopolitical Changes in Asia and the Pacific / Glen St. J. Barclay
Art in a Globalised State / Jen Webb
A CHANGING WORLD ORDER
Dismantled Norms: Apropos other avantgardes / Geeta Kapur
The Spectre of Being Human / Charles Merewether
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES SOUTH ASIA
A Stake in Modernity: A brief history of modern Indian art / Geeta Kapur
Tracing the Image: Contemporary art in Pakistan / Salima Hashmi
Contemporary Art in Sri Lanka / Jagath Weerasinghe
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Indonesia Art freedom human rights and engagement with the West / Caroline Turner
Art and Politics in Indonesia / Jim Supangkat
Different Visions Contemporary Malaysian art and exhibition in the 1900s and beyond / Michelle Antoinette
Brief Survey of Philippine Art / Alice G. Guillermo
Singapore A case study / Caroline Turner and Glen St. John Barclay
Developments in Contemporary Thai Art / Somporn Rodboon
The Extended Matrix New dimensions in Thai printmaking / Anne Kirker
Vietnamese Fine Art Finds Itself in Respect of Aesthetics / Dang Thi Khue
EAST ASIA
Chinese Art / Xu Hong
Taiwan: A location of construction and synthesis / Yulin Lee
The Enigma of Japanese Contemporary Art / Caroline Turner
Korean Contemporary Art Opens Towards Polyphonic Voices as Cultural Criticism / Soyeon Ahn
AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC
Art in the Movement Across the Pacific / Susan Cochrane
Australian Art: Examining its past, re-imagining its future (a partial itinerary, 1970-2000) / Bernice Murphy
The Politics of Visibility: How Indigenous Australian art found its way into art galleries / Margo Neale
He Kahui Whetu Hou Contemporary Maori Artists: A new constellation / Jonathan Mane-Wheoki
PARTNERSHIPS
A New Tide Turning: Australia in the region, 1993-2003 / Pat Hoffie
Choppy Waters: Arts Infrastructure and Networks in Asia / Alison Carroll
Distinctive Voices: Artist-initiated spaces and projects / Christine Clark
CHALLENGES FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
Krishna's Dilemma: Art Museums in Human Development / Amareswar Galla
Author Biographies
Further Reading
Credits.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Art and social change.
ISBN:
9781423718734
1423718739
174076112X
OCLC:
299571290

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