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CONTEMPORARY ART MOVEMENTS

PUBLISHER
Blue Kingfisher

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 8.5 x 10.75 in. / 473 pgs / 270 color / 30 bw.

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D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: FALL 2008 p. 97   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9789881714336 TRADE
List Price: $50.00 CAD $60.00

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Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China

Updated Edition

By Karen J. Smith.

In 1993, 10 contemporary Chinese artists debuted at the 45th Venice Biennale. The reception was lukewarm: people wanted to know if and when the Chinese avant-garde would cut through certain quaint notions of oriental mystique and evolve a distinct identity. Today, contemporary Chinese art is everywhere, and the innovations of the artists in this volume are now recognized as primary catalysts for the contemporary scene. Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China, first published in 2005 and now available in a revised edition, focuses on the stories of nine individuals who set it all in motion--Wang Guangyi, Geng Jianyi, Fang Lijun, Gu Dexin, Li Shan, Zhang Xiaogang, Xu Bing, Zhang Peili and Wang Jianwei. Now in its second edition, this insightful study is standard reading for anyone interested in contemporary Chinese art. Every chapter is fully illustrated with images chronicling the artists' youth, their mature work, the effects of international acclaim and the impact of the commercial art world.
Nine Lives: The Birth of Avant-Garde Art in New China

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