The real thing : contemporary art from China /
For many in the West, Chinese contemporary art is synonymous with the political realist painters of the 1980s and 90s, who recycled the styles of communist social realism with pop cynicism. This book examines the different modes of production, artist groups, market systems and infrastructure that sh...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool : London : New York :
Tate Liverpool ; In association with Tate Pub. ; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Harry N. Abrams,
2007
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| Summary: | For many in the West, Chinese contemporary art is synonymous with the political realist painters of the 1980s and 90s, who recycled the styles of communist social realism with pop cynicism. This book examines the different modes of production, artist groups, market systems and infrastructure that shape artistic production in China |
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| Item Description: | Published to accompany the major Tate Liverpool exhibition, "The real thing : contemporary art from China, 30 March-10 June 2007 |
| Physical Description: | 207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm |
| ISBN: | 1854377132 (pbk.) 9781854377135 (pbk.) |