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Modern Asian Art is a seminal publication focusing on the modern art of Japan, China, India, Thailand and Indonesia.
It represents the culmination of years of research and a significant and challenging contribution to the discussion of the advent of modernism in Asia.
Clark offers a unique viewpoint, debunking the idea of a single modern Asian art and of a one-way flow of influence from west to east, presenting instead a complex ebb and flow of information and transformation, where many diverse modernisms interact.
Through a series of empirical micro-histories the book proceeds to look closely at the conditions for art practice in each country.
- Pre-histories,
- colonialism,
- transfers of information,
- the application of new traditional arts,
- arts infrastructure,
- types of artist,
- modes of exhibition,
- domains of practice,
- the avant-guard movement,
- the influence of nationalism,
- and issues of integration and autonomy
are rigorously explored by the author.
The dynamic realm of contemporary Asian art, which today takes the international stage, is also highlighted in later chapters.
Modern Asian Art is a scholarly publication that offers specialists, academics, art historians and curators, a sophisticated reading of modern art discourses while presenting the general reader and student of modern and contemporary Asian art with an insight into the art in recent history's of Asian region.
with 139 illustrations, 48 color plates, and an extensive bibliography. Modern Asian art is an ideal reference tool for exploring the art of this region.
CONDITION: Hard Cover with DJ, NEW, with light wear from shelving only. 344 pages including index.
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