The Question of Modernity in Chinese Art : Self-Awareness and the Four Major Ideologies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pan, Gongkai.

Series:

Brill's Humanities in China Library ; v.22

Language:

Chinese

Subjects (All):

Art, Chinese.

Figurative art, Chinese.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (896 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

This landmark volume offers a long-overdue, theoretical framework for understanding modern Chinese art within the broader problem of cultural modernity.Developed through the author's "Road of Modern Chinese Art" research project (est.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface: Reflecting upon Modernity

List of Figures

Key Concepts

Definitions of Key Concepts

Prologue: the Question of Modernity in Chinese Art - Self-Awareness and the Four Major Ideologies: A History of Art Based on Critical Reflections on Modernity

Part 1 1840-1919

Chapter 1 The Historical Context of Modern Chinese Art

1 Passive in the Face of Aggression: Modern China's National Crisis

2 The National Will for Survival

3 National Salvation through Material Construction and the Harbinger of Modern Art

Chapter 2 Eastward Spread of Western Painting and Rise of Modern Urban Popular Art

1 The Spontaneous Influx of Western Painting in the "Early Period"

2 Shift in Chinese Perceptions of Western Painting

3 Modern Urban Culture and Popular Art

Chapter 3 The Autonomous Evolution of Chinese Painting during the Modern Period

1 Autonomy of Tradition in Chinese Painting

2 Ideological Trends in the Stele Tradition and the Epigraphic Painting School of the Late Qing

3 Gediao and the Emergence of a New Value System

Chapter 4 Theoretical Reflections

1 The Uniqueness of China's Modern Transformation

2 Self-Awareness and Strategic Consciousness among Intellectuals

Part 2 1919-1949

Chapter 5 The Beginnings of Modern Art in China

1 National Salvation and Enlightenment

2 China-West Debate and Radical Opposition to Tradition

3 Chinese Art Reform and the Art Revolution

Chapter 6 Self-Aware Choices in the Modern Transformation of Chinese Painting

1 The Emergence of Syncretism and Its Diverse Forms

2 Traditionalism and Its Representative Figures

3 The Unprecedented Debate on Chinese Painting

Chapter 7 Introduction and Development of the Modern Art Education System.

1 Major Initiatives in Reviving China through Western Influence

2 The Transplantation and Evolution of Educational Systems

3 Art Academies: the Wellspring of China's Modern Artistic Transformation

Chapter 8 The Deliberate Introduction of Western Painting

1 The Western-Style Painting Trend and Its Historical Context

2 Early Attempts at Westernisation

3 The Realist Trend in Syncretism

Chapter 9 Populist Art and the Cultural Elite's Twofold Mission: Saving the Self, Saving the Nation

1 Leaving the Ivory Tower

2 Left-Wing Art and the New Woodcut Movement

3 Towards the Masses: the Surge of Populist Art during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Chapter 10 Theoretical Reflections

1 The Emergence of Westernisation

2 The Problem of Syncretism

3 Support System for Modern Art

Part 3 1949-1976

Chapter 11 Painting the "Newest and Most Beautiful Picture"

1 New People's Literature and Art and the Surge of Idealism

2 The Establishment of the Socialist Art System

3 Revolutionary Realism and Revolutionary Romanticism

Chapter 12 The Rupture in Tradition and Reform of Chinese Painting

1 The Impact of Class Analysis Theory on Chinese Painting

2 The Development and Orientation of the Reformation of Chinese Painting

3 The Reorganisation of Regional Centres in New Chinese Painting

Chapter 13 The Nationalisation of Oil Painting and the Introduction of Soviet-Russian Art

1 Nationalisation of Oil Painting and the Chinese Spirit

2 Emulating the Soviet Union and Its Influence

3 The Discourse on the Nationalisation of Oil Painting

Chapter 14 The Widespread Implementation of Art for the Masses

1 New Year Pictures, Picture Books, and Propaganda Posters: a New Starting Point for Populist Art

2 The Popularisation of Art and the Formation of a New People's Spirit.

Chapter 15 Cultural Revolution Art: Populist Art Taken to Extremes

1 Decisions Taken under the Shadow of the Cold War

2 Standardised Models

3 The Heightened Focus on Revolutionary Ideals and the Distortion of Personal Experience

Chapter 16 Theoretical Reflections

1 Art and the New Political Order

2 "Two-Way Criticism" and Reflections on Revolutionary New Literary and Artistic Practice

Part 4 1976-2000

Chapter 17 Reform, Opening-Up, and the Liberation of Thought

1 The Second Opening in the Span of a Century

2 A New Spring for Chinese Literature and Art

3 Scar Art and the Sixth National Art Exhibition

Chapter 18 The 85 New Wave Art Movement and the Vibrant Pluralistic Landscape

1 Major Debates in the Art World around 1985

2 Engagement with Western Modernism

3 Explorations beyond the 85 New Wave Art Movement

Chapter 19 Introspection at the Turn of the Century within the Context of Modernity

1 The Transformation and Continuation of Traditionalism

2 The Proliferation and Blurring of Syncretism

3 The Dissolution and Alienation of Populism

4 The Increasing Inclusion of Fashion in Westernisation

Chapter 20 Theoretical Reflections

1 Diachronic Evolution and Synchronic Coexistence

2 Modern Aesthetic Education and Social Transformation in China

3 The Boundaries and Expansion of Art

4 Cultural Choices in the Context of Globalisation

Conclusion: the Road of Modern Chinese Art

1 Position and Method: Grounding All Analysis in Fact

2 Self-Awareness and the Four Major Ideologies

3 The Contemporary Significance of the Theory of Gediao

4 Entering the 21st Century: New Values and a New Concept of Development

Appendix: Explorations of Modernity in China - a Review of Mainland Scholarship

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Back Cover.

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Other Format:

Print version: Pan, Gongkai The Question of Modernity in Chinese Art

ISBN:

9789004774087

OCLC:

1612726909