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A story of ruins presence and absence in Chinese art and visual culture / Wu Hung.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wu Hung, 1945- author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central.
Series:
Non-series.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ruins in art.
Symbolism in art--History.
Symbolism in art.
Art, Chinese--Themes, motives.
Art, Chinese.
Art and society--China--History.
Art and society.
Art and history--China.
Art and history.
Ruined buildings--China--Psychological aspects.
Ruined buildings.
Psychological aspects.
History.
China.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Place of Publication:
London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Internalizing ruins : premodern sensibilities of time passed
The birth of ruins : inventing modern visual culture in China
Between past and future : transience as a contemporary aesthetic of ruins.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: Wu, Hung. A Story of Ruins : Presence and Absence in Chinese Art and Visual Culture.
ISBN:
9781861899767
1861899769
Publisher Number:
99984040381
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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