The Minjian Avant-Garde -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. The Proto-Minjian Avant-Garde: Exhibition Deconstructed -- 2. From the One to the Many: Writing Multitude -- 3. Art on the March: The Avant-Garde and the Periphery -- 4. Things Acquire Life: Minjian in Objects -- 5. Making (and Serving) Multitude: The Art and Activism of Ai Weiwei -- Conclusion: Minjian beyond China -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Color images are at the end of the ebook
Summary
"This book studies how Chinese artists appropriated from and interacted with the broad public in the post-Mao era (1976-) and how such encounters helped them develop a unique avant-gardism. Artists like Huang Yong Ping and Ai Weiwei and art collectives like the Long March and the Yangdeng Co-op are discussed"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter, viewed on February 21, 2024)