The Minjian Avant-Garde studies how experimental artists in China
mixed with, brought changes to, and let themselves be transformed
by minjian, the volatile and diverse public of the post-Mao era.
Departing from the usual emphasis on art institutions, global
markets, or artists' communities, Chang Tan proposes a new
analytical framework in the theories of socially engaged art that
stresses the critical agency of participants, the affective
functions of objects, and the versatility of the artists in diverse
sociopolitical spheres. Drawing from hitherto untapped archival
materials and interviews with the artists, Tan challenges the views
of Chinese artists as either dissidents or conformists to the
regime and sees them as navigators and negotiators among diverse
political discourses and interests. She questions the fetishization
of marginalized communities among practitioners of progressive art
and politics, arguing that the members of minjian are often more
complex, defiant, and savvy than the elites would assume. The
Minjian Avant-Garde critically assesses the rise of populism in
both art and politics and show that minjian could constitute either
a democratizing or a coercive force.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University East Asia Program
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Chang Tan
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-7318-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5017-7318-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781501773181 |
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