Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China

Name: Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China
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ISBN: 9780520075566

ISBN-10: 0520075560

ISBN-13: 9780520075566

Edition: 1997

Authors: Michael Sullivan

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This visually stunning book focuses on the rebirth of Chinese art in the twentieth century under the influence of Western art and culture. Michael Sullivan, recognized throughout the world as a leading scholar of Chinese art, vividly documents the conflicting pulls of traditional and Western values on Chinese art and provides 364 illustrations, in color and black-and-white, to show the great range of artistic expression and the historical processes that occurred within various movements. A substantial biographical index of twentieth-century Chinese artists is a valuable addition to the text. Sullivan discusses artists and their work against China's background of oppression and relaxation,…

Book details

List price: $100.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/15/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 392
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.25" long x 1.70" tall
Weight: 6.028
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Foreword and Acknowledgments



1900-1937: The Impact of the West



Traditional Painting



The Revolution in Chinese Art



The Call of the West



Centers of Modern Art



The Lingnan School



The New Art Movement



Leading Masters between the Wars



The Woodcut Movement



1937-1949: War and Civil War



The Flight to the West



From Peace to Liberation



Cartoon and Caricature



Liberation



Art for Society



Art from the People: Peasants and Workers



The Cultural Revolution



Other Currents



Sculpture



Modern Graphics



Art in Taiwan



Art in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia



Expatriate Artists: World War II and After



After Mao: Art Enters a New Era



Winter Gives Way to Spring



The 1980s: New Directions



Guohua Reborn Again



The New Wave



Tiananmen and Beyond


Notes


Biographical Index


Selected Bibliography


Index