A History of Art in 20th-Century China
This is a spectacular chronological history of art in 20th-century China. From Western Influence after the Opium War to the art of the new century, this is an unrivalled work. Lu Peng addresses the fine arts revolution, the intellectual background & emergence of Chinese-style painting, schools & societies, realism, controversies, Modernist art, intellectual trends, left-wing fine art, art & ideology of Yan’an to art in KMT-ruled areas. He then moves to the 1945-58 period of social recovery & construction, the influence of Soviet Realism, the transformation of Gouhua & painters in the traditional Chinese style to class struggle and the art of the Cultural Revolution period. Lu follows the continuing advance of modernism through 1979, Scar Art & The Life-Stream, the ’85 ideological trend and the phenomenon of art groups, important groups & artists, the origins of the Grand Soul & the birth of the Free Artist, New Art, the beginnings of the market & shift to international standards, new literati painting, art within pluralist structures to the modern day.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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This is a spectacular chronological history of art in 20th-century China. From Western Influence after the Opium War to the art of the new century, this is an unrivalled work. Lu Peng addresses the fine arts revolution, the intellectual background & emergence of Chinese-style painting, schools & societies, realism, controversies, Modernist art, intellectual trends, left-wing fine art, art & ideology of Yan’an to art in KMT-ruled areas. He then moves to the 1945-58 period of social recovery & construction, the influence of Soviet Realism, the transformation of Gouhua & painters in the traditional Chinese style to class struggle and the art of the Cultural Revolution period. Lu follows the continuing advance of modernism through 1979, Scar Art & The Life-Stream, the ’85 ideological trend and the phenomenon of art groups, important groups & artists, the origins of the Grand Soul & the birth of the Free Artist, New Art, the beginnings of the market & shift to international standards, new literati painting, art within pluralist structures to the modern day.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Lü Peng, China’s foremost modern art historian, incisively analyzes developments in Chinese art from the late Qing Dynasty through to the opening years of the 21st century in this new revised edition of A History of Art in 20th-Century China, published for the first time simultaneously in French and English editions. The art that emerged over the course of a troubled century and more of Chinese history reveals a complex evolution with intrinsic connections to contemporary life. Lü Peng ably charts that evolution, not only in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but also in important centers such as Paris and Tokyo. This comprehensive narrative will remain for many years the reference to which those seeking knowledge of this history will inevitably turn.
Somogy Éditions d’Art
ISBN 978-2-7572-0700-0
800 Pages
Hard cover
Colorful pages
English
Legal deposit: October 2013
Printed in Italy