Through a detailed look at twelve contemporary Chinese artists,
this fascinating book offers a fresh assessment of the creative
forces at work in a country whose economic, political, and cultural
climates are of widespread and enduring interest. Viewed together,
the featured artists, Cao Fei, Hao Liang, Hu Xiangqian, Liu Chang,
Liu Shiyuan, Liu Wei, Liu Xiaodong, Qiu Zhijie, Tao Hui, Xu Qu, Xu
Zhen, and Yang Fudong, reveal the complexities of their society.
Their works, using a wide variety of techniques and media and drawn
from local tradition and culture, highlight the current state of
economy and ecology in China, as well as the transformation of the
relationship between the city and the countryside. The word bentu
means "the native soil," but in reference to contemporary Chinese
art, the term has come to signify the concept of a reconciliation
between the "local" and the "global," yielding a rediscovery of
identity; this notion has become a central preoccupation among
artists, curators, and academics in China today. Distributed for
Editions Hazan, Paris Exhibition Schedule: Fondation Louis Vuitton,
Paris (01/22/16-05/27/16)
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