Visual Arts, Representations and Interventions in Contemporary China: Urbanized Interface (Asian Cities) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9462982236 ISBN 13: 9789462982239

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2018

Synopsis

This edited volume provides a multifaceted investigation of the dynamic interrelations between visual arts and urbanization in contemporary Mainland China with a focus on unseen representations and urban interventions brought about by the transformations of the urban space and the various problems associated with it. Through a wide range of illuminating case studies, the authors demonstrate how innovative artistic and creative practices initiated by various stakeholders not only raise critical awareness on socio-political issues of Chinese urbanization but also actively reshape the urban living spaces. The formation of new collaborations, agencies, aesthetics and cultural production sites facilitate diverse forms of cultural activism as they challenge the dominant ways of interpreting social changes and encourage civic participation in the production of alternative meanings in and of the city. Their significance lies in their potential to question current values and power structures as well as to foster new subjectivities for disparate individuals and social groups.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Minna Valjakka holds a Title of Adjunct Professor of Art History and Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Dr. Meiqin Wang is Professor of Art History at California State University, Northridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 9462982236
• ISBN 13: 9789462982239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324
• Editor: Valjakka Minna, Wang Meiqin