The market for contemporary Chinese art is one of the fastest growing internationally; attracting buyers from all over the world; including; increasingly; within China itself. There are thriving artistic communities throughout China as well as an unprecedented proliferation of major art museums and districts; including Beijingrsquo;s now world famous 798 Art Zone. At the same time; the arrest and detention of artist Ai Weiwei in 2011 has focused international attention on Chinarsquo;s politics and issues of state control. This book sheds light on the development of Chinese art since the confirmation of Deng Xiaopingrsquo;s so-called policy of lsquo;Opening and Reformrsquo; in 1978; putting the art into context both within China and internationally.Paul Gladston provides a critical mapping of ideas and practices that have shaped contemporary Chinese art; showing how they bind the art circ; as a consequence of artistic complicity and/or resistance circ; to structures of power and state not just within but also outside China. While the principal focus is on art produced by artists from mainland China; the book also discusses contemporary art made by artists from Taiwan and Hong Kong-Macau; as well others belonging to diasporic Chinese communities.Unravelling the complexities of politics; artistic practice and Chinese culture; Contemporary Chinese Art is an essential companion for readers interested in contemporary art or Chinese culture; history or politics.
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