Avantgarde Art Groups In China 19791989 Paul Gladston by Paul Gladston 9781783200535, 1783200537, B00CNDEEEA instant download after payment.

Avant-Garde Art Groups in China, 1979-1989 is one of the most thought-provoking books on the subject of contemporary Chinese art. It addresses head-on the problematic identity and cultural politics of contemporary Chinese art in the late 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, it gives readers unfamiliar with the field a theoretically sophisticated introduction.

“Paul Gladston is one of the few, among many, writers on contemporary Chinese art whom I really find worth reading and thinking about.”

(Jerome Silbergeld, Princeton University)

“‘Avant-Garde’ Art Groups in China, 1979–1989 is one of the most thought-provoking books on the subject of contemporary Chinese art. It addresses head-on the problematic identity and cultural politics of contemporary Chinese art in the late 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, it gives reader unfamiliar with the field a theoretically sophisticated introduction. A must-read even for those already familiar with pressing issues related to globalization and contemporary art in general.”

(Jason C. Kuo, University of Maryland, College Park)

Paul Gladston is associate professor of critical theory and visual culture in the Department of Culture, Film, and Media at the University of Nottingham.