The Allure of Matter
Material Art from China
Published on 15. August 2019
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-935573-60-2 (ISBN)
Description
From the 1980s, many Chinese artists have experimented with a range of unconventional materials. Their works-in plastic, paper, silk, ash, and tobacco-form a major trend in Chinese art. The Allure of Matter offers the first serious consideration of these ground-breaking material explorations, coining the term Material Art to describe works that place "matter" itself as the primary vehicle of investigation and expression. The book contains four ground-breaking essays, profiles of twenty-five artists, and corresponding color images.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 253 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1988 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-935573-60-2 (9780935573602)
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Persons
Wu Hung is Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor of Art History, director of the Center for the Art of East Asia at the University of Chicago, and consulting curator of the Smart Museum. Orianna Cacchione is Curator of Global Contemporary Art at the Smart Museum. Christine Mehring is Professor and Chair in the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago and Adjunct Curator at the Smart Museum. Trevor Smith is the Curator of the Present Tense at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.