Author : Lansheng Zhang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811986533
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)
Book Synopsis The Spirit of Individualism by : Lansheng Zhang
Download or read book The Spirit of Individualism written by Lansheng Zhang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about avant-garde art in Shanghai in the 1980s which challenges the narrative in the current discourse on the appearance of contemporary art in China. Offering fresh perspectives and new insights into the art and the artists of this period, the book includes critical events in Shanghai, that will attract the serious attention of art professionals and collectors. The emergence of the Shanghai art scene in the 1980s mirrors the revitalisation of Shanghai that was tasked to lead China’s economic development trajectory onto the world stage. Shanghai, with its semi-colonial, political, economic and cultural history, including the strong legacy of the early twentieth century modernist art movement, has played a vital role in China’s modernisation and presents itself as a unique case in the evolution of contemporary art in China.