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The Allure of Matter
Material Art from China
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary Chinese art, material culture studies, and innovative artistic practices.
"This publication was produced by the Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, on the occasion of the exhibition The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China, curated by Wu Hung with Orianna Cacchione."
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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 groundbreaking 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 groundbreaking essays, profiles of twenty-five artists, and corresponding colour images.
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ISBN: 9780935573602
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 August 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago,David & Alfred Smart Museum,US
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 241.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 264
About the Author
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.
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