Asian modernities : Chinese and Thai art compared, 1980 to 1999 / by John Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, John, 1946 November 8-

Series:

Australian studies in art and art theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Chinese--20th century.

Art, Chinese.

Art, Thai--20th century.

Art, Thai.

Globalization in art.

Physical Description:

287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : Power Publications, ©2010.

Summary:

"Asian Modernities is a groundbreaking comparison of two contemporary Asian art cultures. This is the first analysis that defines a space for Asian modernity without direct reference to Euroamerica. Based on John Clark's extensive primary research using vernacular written and interview materials in Chinese and Thai, Asian Modernities also develops theoretical perspectives on genealogies of modernity, and the twin phenomena of globalisation and transnational artistic identity. This highly illustrated book combines institutional examination with a close attention to art works and to the way artists have positioned themselves through them at home and abroad. Asian Modernities is part of the four-book series Australian Studies in Art and Art Theory and is published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation and the Nelson Meers Foundation."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction

Style and institutions in China

Style and institutions in Thailand

Style and institutions in China and Thailand compared

The economy and art

Art education and modern art

The public discourse of modernity and art

The global

Conclusion : are there other modernities in art?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780909952389

0909952388

OCLC:

642287167