Nine Lives introduces nine artists (Wang Guangyi, Geng Jianyi, Fang Lijun, Gu Dexin, Li Shan, Zhang Xiaogang, Xu Bing, Zhang Peili, and Wang Jianwei), their personal histories and views on China today. Karen Smith‘s highly accessible introduction to an emerging art scene in a society unknown to most of us makes good reading not only for art-world insiders, but for anyone curious about recent history and its effect on the booming Chinese society. The book opens with a glossary for readers unfamiliar with Chinese history and culture, and a time line placing each of the nine artists within the context of the Chinese art world and political history.Karen Smith was born in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. She graduated from Wimbledon Art School in 1987 with a BA in fine art. A year later, she moved to Asia, settling in China in 1993, curious to explore its practically unchartered art scene. She calls Beijing her home, and is one of the foremost authorities on China’s contemporary art scene, both in China and abroad.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: NEW. 1st. 449 pages, colour illustrations, colour portraits; 25 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Glossary; Time Line; Introduction; Section 1. Embrace! Prevailing Ideologies, New Philosophies; Wang Guangyi : From Mao to Now; Geng Jianyi: Who is He?; Fang Lijun: Swim or Sink; Section 2. Adopt! Alternative Lifestyles and Taboos; Gu Dexin: 27-02-1962; Li Shan: Nowhere Without Mao; Zhang Xiaogang: in the Genes; Section 3. Conquer! New Ground and Technology; Xu Bing: In a Word; Zhang Peili: Candid Video; Wang Jianwei: Does Grey Matter?; Afterword. Size: 8vo. Collectible. Seller Inventory # 200005