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Experimental Beijing
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Author : Sasha Su-Ling Welland
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-13
Experimental Beijing written by Sasha Su-Ling Welland and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-13 with Art categories.
During the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the censorious attitude that characterized China's post-1989 official response to contemporary art gave way to a new market-driven, culture industry valuation of art. Experimental artists who once struggled against state regulation of artistic expression found themselves being courted to advance China's international image. In Experimental Beijing Sasha Su-Ling Welland examines the interlocking power dynamics in this transformational moment and rapid rise of Chinese contemporary art into a global phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and experience as a videographer and curator, Welland analyzes encounters between artists, curators, officials, and urban planners as they negotiated the social role of art and built new cultural institutions. Focusing on the contradictions and exclusions that emerged, Welland traces the complex gender politics involved and shows that feminist forms of art practice hold the potential to reshape consciousness, produce a nonnormative history of Chinese contemporary art, and imagine other, more just worlds.
Experimental Beijing
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Author : Sasha Su-Ling Welland
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Release Date : 2018-04-13
Experimental Beijing written by Sasha Su-Ling Welland and has been published by Duke University Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-13 with Art categories.
During the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the censorious attitude that characterized China's post-1989 official response to contemporary art gave way to a new market-driven, culture industry valuation of art. Experimental artists who once struggled against state regulation of artistic expression found themselves being courted to advance China's international image. In Experimental Beijing Sasha Su-Ling Welland examines the interlocking power dynamics in this transformational moment and rapid rise of Chinese contemporary art into a global phenomenon. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and experience as a videographer and curator, Welland analyzes encounters between artists, curators, officials, and urban planners as they negotiated the social role of art and built new cultural institutions. Focusing on the contradictions and exclusions that emerged, Welland traces the complex gender politics involved and shows that feminist forms of art practice hold the potential to reshape consciousness, produce a nonnormative history of Chinese contemporary art, and imagine other, more just worlds.
Experimental Beijing
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Author : Sasha Su-Ling Welland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Experimental Beijing written by Sasha Su-Ling Welland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Art categories.
Exhibiting Experimental Art In China
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Author : Wu Hung
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago David & Alfred
Release Date : 2000
Exhibiting Experimental Art In China written by Wu Hung and has been published by University of Chicago David & Alfred this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
In his new book, Wu Hung raises timely questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Here, as in the Smart Museum's exhibition Canceled: Exhibiting Experimental Art in China, Wu uses the government's cancellation of the exhibition It's Me (Beijing, 1998) to anchor his analysis of the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese artists and curators. During this time of rapid change in mainland China, artists and curators are seeking new ways to show work, and finding new allies, patrons and audiences. They are investigating ways to respond to official antagonism, to realize the potential of experimental art in the public sphere, and to maintain the independence of this art in an increasingly commercialized society. Wu addresses these issues through a survey of current exhibition practices, a discussion of the Smart Museum exhibition, a case study of It's Me, a rich collection of primary materials from eleven recent exhibitions. By introducing readers to the complex milieu of experimental artists and curators in China, Wu makes a major contribution to the growing scholarship on contemporary Chinese culture.
Remaking Beijing
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Author : Wu Hung
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2005
Remaking Beijing written by Wu Hung and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Architecture categories.
Remaking Beijingtraces China’s modern and contemporary experience, focusing on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, still the most exalted space in China today. Wu Hung describes the square’s transformation from a proscribed imperial space to a public arena of political expression, and from a monumental Communist complex to a holy relic of the Maoist era. For over half a century, since the square became the symbolic centre of the new socialist capital, it has determined the city’s development; in examining the square, the author examines the city as a whole. Wu Hung also explores the importance of Tiananmen as a locus of visual production in China: as the site for Mao’s standard portrait on Tiananmen’s façade; as the location of museums and monuments showcasing masterpieces of socialist art; and as a parade ground for extravagant National Day celebrations. In recent years it has also inspired unofficial artists to create a large body of works – paintings, photographs, performances – which challenge its authority. Using a wide range of sources including government archives, newspapers, photography, architecture, literature, art exhibitions and advertisements, this book explores the history and complex meaning of Beijing’s public spaces. As a native of Beijing, Wu Hung witnessed the construction and transformation of the city; in this book he combines historical enquiry with his own personal experience, offering a case study of a particular type of modern metropolis whose construction is intertwined with the creation of a political nation-state.
The Shenzhen Experiment
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Author : Juan Du
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-07
The Shenzhen Experiment written by Juan Du and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-07 with History categories.
An award-winning Hong Kong–based architect with decades of experience designing buildings and planning cities in the People’s Republic of China takes us to the Pearl River delta and into the heart of China’s iconic Special Economic Zone, Shenzhen. Shenzhen is ground zero for the economic transformation China has seen in recent decades. In 1979, driven by China’s widespread poverty, Deng Xiaoping supported a bold proposal to experiment with economic policies in a rural borderland next to Hong Kong. The site was designated as the City of Shenzhen and soon after became China’s first Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Four decades later, Shenzhen is a megacity of twenty million, an internationally recognized digital technology hub, and the world’s most successful economic zone. Some see it as a modern miracle city that seemingly came from nowhere, attributing its success solely to centralized planning and Shenzhen’s proximity to Hong Kong. The Chinese government has built hundreds of new towns using the Shenzhen model, yet none has come close to replicating the city’s level of economic success. But is it true that Shenzhen has no meaningful history? That the city was planned on a tabula rasa? That the region’s rural past has had no significant impact on the urban present? Juan Du unravels the myth of Shenzhen and shows us how this world-famous “instant city” has a surprising history—filled with oyster fishermen, villages that remain encased within city blocks, a secret informal housing system—and how it has been catapulted to success as much by the ingenuity of its original farmers as by Beijing’s policy makers. The Shenzhen Experiment is an important story for all rapidly urbanizing and industrializing nations around the world seeking to replicate China’s economic success in the twenty-first century.
China Experiments
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Author : Ann M. Florini
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-01-06
China Experiments written by Ann M. Florini and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-06 with Political Science categories.
All societies face a key question: how to empower governments to perform essential governmental functions while constraining the arbitrary exercise of power. This balance, always in flux, is particularly fluid in today's China. This insightful book examines the changing relationship between that state and its society, as demonstrated by numerous experiments in governance at subnational levels, and explores the implications for China's future political trajectory. Ann Florini, Hairong Lai, and Yeling Tan set their analysis at the level of townships and counties, investigating the striking diversity of China's exploration into different governance tools and comparing these experiments with developments and debates elsewhere in the world. China Experiments draws on multiple cases of innovation to show how local authorities are breaking down traditional models of governance in responding to the challenges posed by the rapid transformations taking place across China's economy and society. The book thus differs from others on China that focus on dynamics taking place at the elite level in Beijing, and is unique in its broad but detailed, empirically grounded analysis. The introduction examines China's changing governance architecture and raises key overarching questions. It addresses the motivations behind the wide variety of experiments underway by which authorities are trying to adapt local governance structures to meet new demands. Chapters 2–5 then explore each type of innovation in detail, from administrative streamlining and elections to partnerships in civil society and transparency measures. Each chapter explains the importance of the experiment in terms of implications for governance and draws upon specific case studies. The final chapter considers what these growing numbers of experiments add up to, whether China is headed towards a stronger more resilient authoritarianism or evolving towards its own version of democracy, and suggests a series of criteria by which China's political trajectory can be assessed. Contents 1. China at a Crossroads 2. Streamlining the State 3. The Evolution of Voting Mechanisms 4. Civil Society 5. From Local Experiments to National Rules: China Lets the Sunshine In 6. Where is China Going?
The Transpacific Experiment
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Author : Matt Sheehan
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2019-08-13
The Transpacific Experiment written by Matt Sheehan and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with History categories.
A timely, vital account of California’s unique relationship with China, told through the exploits of the entrepreneurs, activists, and politicians driving transformations with international implications. Tensions between the world’s superpowers are mounting in Washington, D.C., and Beijing. Yet, the People's Republic of China and the state of California have built deep and interdependent socioeconomic exchanges that reverberate across the globe, making California and China a microcosm of the most important international relationship of the twenty–first century. In The Transpacific Experiment, journalist and China analyst Matt Sheehan chronicles the real people who are making these connections. Sheehan tells the story of a Southern Californian mayor who believes a Chinese electric bus factory will save his town from meth labs and skinheads. He follows a Chinese AI researcher who leaves Google to compete with his former employer from behind the Great Firewall. Sheehan joins a tour bus of wealthy Chinese families shopping for homes in the Bay Area, revealing disgruntled neighbors and raising important questions about California’s own narratives around immigration and the American Dream. Sheehan’s on–the–ground reporting reveals movie sets in the “Hollywood of China,” Chinese–funded housing projects in San Francisco, Chinese immigrants who support Donald Trump, and more. Each of these stories lays bare the new reality of twenty–first–century superpowers: the closer they get to one another, the more personal their frictions become. “Cuts right to the heart of the relationship between Silicon Valley and China: the tangled history, the current tensions, and the uncertain future . . . a must–read.”—Kai–Fu Lee, former president of Google China and founder of Sinovation Ventures
Making History
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Author : Wu Hung
language : en
Publisher: Timezone 8 Limited
Release Date : 2008
Making History written by Wu Hung and has been published by Timezone 8 Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
This volume analyzes the cultural origins, precedents, influences and aspirations of the contemporary Chinese artists.
A Decade Of Experimental Art 1900 2000
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Author : Wu Hung
language : en
Publisher: Art Media Resources
Release Date : 2002-12
A Decade Of Experimental Art 1900 2000 written by Wu Hung and has been published by Art Media Resources this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12 with Art categories.
Published to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opening November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of 130 works by 120 artists selected for the Triennial and provides an analysis in three large thematic sections centered on "History and Reality, " "People and Environment, " and "Local and Global"; Part Three provides a complete chronology of important events and exhibitions and a detailed bibliography, including all publicly and privately published books and exhibition catalogue of this art. Contents: Introduction: A Decade of Experimental Art by Wu Hung (University of Chicago) (1) Experimental painting of the 90s Yi Ying (Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing) (2) Installation and experimental sculpture of the 90s by Yin Shuangxi (Studies of Fine Arts, Beijing) (3) Experimental photography of the 90s Karen Smith (Independent curator/art critic, London) (4) Performance art of the 90s by Feng Boyi (Association of Chinese Artists) (5) Video and multi-medium art of the 90s by Wu Meichun and Qiu Zhijie (National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou) (6) Experimental art by women artists in the 90s by Liao Wen (Independent art critic, Beijing) (7) Experimental art by overseas Mainland Chinese artists in the 90s (1: Europe and America) by Fei Dawei (Independent curator/art critic, Paris) (8) Experimental art by overseas Mainland Chinese artists in the 90s (2: Asia-Pacific rim) by BinghuiHuangfu (Lasale-sia College of the Arts) (9) Experimental artists and art groups in the 90s by Zhu Qi (Independent curator/art critic, Beijing) (10) Experimental exhibitions in the 90s by Wu Hung (University of Chicago) (11) Experimental art educational and institutional reforms in the 90s by Pi Li (Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing) (12) Chinese scholarship and criticism on experimental art in the 90s by Yi Ying (Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing) (13) Reception in the West of experimental Chinese art of the 90s by Britta Erickson (Stanford University) (14) New "urban film" of the 90s by Zhang Zhen (New York University) (15) Experimental short feature film of the 90s by Yang Haijun (Central Academy of Film, Beijing) (16) Experimental documentary film and video in the early 90s by Chris Berry (University of California, Berkeley) (17) "Documentary" movement and the rise of digital video by Wu Wenguang (Independent filmmaker, Beijing)