Description: "A unique and visionary generation of young Chinese artists are coming to prominence in the art world - just as China cements its place as the second largest art market on the planet. Building on the new frontiers opened up by the Chinese artists of the late 1980s and 1990s, artists such as Ai Wei Wei who came to the West and became household names, this new generation are provocative, exciting and bold. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist today? And how can we better understand their work? Here, renowned critic Barbara Pollack presents the first book to tell the story of how these Chinese millennials, fast becoming global art superstars, negotiate their cultural heritage."--Publisher's description.
Brief description: Brian Brock is a Reader in Moral and Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen, UK.
Review Quotes:
"Pollack is curious, aware of her personal biases, always honest, respectful, and critical." --Art in America
"The writing is clear and inviting ... Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; researchers and faculty." --CHOICE "A refreshingly crisp, insightful, and information-packed text." --Barbara A. MacAdam, ARTnews