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Staging Art and Chineseness: The Politics of TRANS/Nationalism and Global Expositions
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Staging Art and Chineseness: The Politics of TRANS/Nationalism and Global Expositions
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jane Chin Davidson
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Series | Rethinking Art's Histories |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Performance art |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781526139788
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Classifications | Dewey:707.4 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
26 colour illustrations, 30 black & white illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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Publication Date |
13 December 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book addresses the politics of borders in the era of global art by exploring the identification of Chinese artists by location and exhibition. Focusing on performative, body-oriented video works by the post-1989 generation, it tests the premise of genealogical inscription and the ways in which cultural objects are attributed to the artist's residency, homeland or citizenship rather than cultural tradition, style or practice. Acknowledging historical definitions of Chineseness, including the orientalist assumptions of the past and the cultural-mixing of the present, the book's case studies address the paradoxes and contradictions of representation. An analysis of the historical matrix of global expositions reveals the structural connections among art, culture, capital and nation. -- .
Author Biography
Jane Chin Davidson is Associate Professor of Art History and Contemporary Global Art at California State University, San Bernardino -- .
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