Uncooperative contemporaries : art exhibitions in Shanghai in 2000 = Bu he zuo de gong cun : 2000 nian de Shanghai dang dai yi shu zhan lan /

"Shanghai's 'exhibition frenzy' in 2000 presented conflicting positions at a transitional moment for 'global' contemporary art. This book explores what was at stake for modernity, contemporaneity, nationalism, internationalism and globalism in the city at the time, whil...

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Corporate Authors: Asia Art Archive (Contributor), Bard College. Center for Curatorial Studies (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Chinese
Language Notes:In English, with some parallel text in Chinese.
Published: London : Afterall Books, [2020]
Series:Exhibition histories.
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Summary:"Shanghai's 'exhibition frenzy' in 2000 presented conflicting positions at a transitional moment for 'global' contemporary art. This book explores what was at stake for modernity, contemporaneity, nationalism, internationalism and globalism in the city at the time, while looking back from diverse perspectives today. Landmark artist-led initiatives are analysed alongside the state-led Shanghai Biennale, then in its third edition, with the terrain further complicated by public interventions and commercial initiatives. What contrasting modes of public address were developed? How did visitors engage at the time, and how may we engage afresh now? And how might this moment in Shanghai index wider transformations of the art field?"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"In association with Asia Art Archive and the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College"--Page facing title page.
Physical Description:267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783960987536
3960987536
9781846382482
1846382483