Contemporary Chinese Art
Introduction: Chinese art? Ethnic art? Western art? Global art?
Chapter 1: Chinese art in East and West
China: Post-socialist
China: Post-traditional
China: Post-colonial
Discourse, constructs, and limits of theory
Non-Western art in the West
The Venice Biennale in post-colonial times
Chinese artists in Passage to the East in Venice 1993
Selecting Chinese artists for the 1993 Venice Biennale
Chapter 2: Chinese art going global
The birth of contemporary Chinese art
Main evolutions in contemporary Chinese art pre-1978
Chinese art at the beginning of the 20th century
Socialist Realism – art as political tool: 1949–1978
Underground art during the Cultural Revolution: No Name Group
Main evolutions in contemporary Chinese art post-1978
From Socialist Realism to a ‘point of no return’ in 1989
Post-1989 evolutions
The Passage to the East artists
Chapter 3. Post-social: Chinese art from socialist to post-socialist
Impact of political events on artists
From Socialist Realism to the reality of post-socialism
Opening up new artistic languages and methods
The Mao Zedong legacy
Art and politics: An ongoing negotiation
Top-down discourse past and present
Bottom-up dynamics
Art as part of the economy
Chapter 4: Post-traditional: Chinese art between tradition and innovation
The spiritual dimension of art
The Chinese language as a source of inspiration
Calligraphy and ink painting tradition in contemporary art
China’s cultural past incorporated in contemporary art
Chapter 5: Post-colonial: Chinese art between China and the West
Discovering non-Chinese art and taking a position
Exploring the local: One’s own Chinese background
Post-colonial: Reviving the local and taking a position
Curatorial practices in the West
Epilogue
Appendices
1. Glossary of Chinese titles in pinyin and characters
2. Glossary of Chinese names in pinyin and characters
3. Glossary of Chinese terms in pinyin and characters
4. Consulted bibliography