Exhibiting experimental art in China

David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art

2000

224 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-221).

9780935573336

Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Exhibiting experimental art in China / Wu Hung. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Exhibiting Experimental Art in China -- Part One: Canceled : An Exhibition about an Exhibition -- Part Two: It's Me : A Case Study -- Part Three: Twelve Experimental Exhibitions : A Documentary History -- Appendix: A Chronicle of Experimental Exhibitions in China (1990-2000) -- Selected Bibliography -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Art, Chinese 20th century Exhibitions, Avant-garde (Aesthetics) China History 20th century Exhibitions, Art Exhibitions History 20th century, Exhibitions China History 20th century.

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.

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