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Displacement - The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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Displacement - The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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When it is completed in 2009 the Three Gorges Dam, a hydroelectric
dam which spans the Yangzi River in China, will generate enough
electricity to power four cities the size of Los Angeles. Despite
the fact that it will drastically reduce coal consumption and
eliminate 100 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year,
the project is entwined in controversy. Since construction began in
1994, nearly one thousand neighboring towns and villages have been
submerged and over one million people have been displaced by the
dam's 375-mile reservoir.
With "Displacement," the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of
Art extends a series of exhibition catalogs produced in conjunction
with renowned Chinese art scholar and curator Wu Hung. This
fascinating project reveals how four leading Chinese artists--Chen
Qiulin, Liu Xiaodong, Yun-Fei Ji, and Zhuang Hui--have confronted
the Three Gorges Dam, employing a variety of contemporary
techniques to respond to the massive forced migration of people,
the demolition of ancient architecture, and the devastation of the
local landscape.
Alongside the catalog's lavish illustrations are three essays,
penned by Wu Hung, Stephanie Smith, and Jason McGrath, which range
in topic from contemporary art and environmental sustainability to
Chinese film and its treatment of the dam. In addition, interviews
conducted with each of the artists offer insight into their work
and address the difficult task of relating artistic practice to the
wider world.
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