Author: CHUNG, ANITA
Title: Chinese art in an age of revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) / Anita Chung; with contributions by Julia F. Andrews, Tamaki Maeda and Aida Yuen Wong, and Kuiyi Shen
Description: [Cleveland. Ohio] New Haven. Connecticut: The Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press 2011. 1st edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xiii. 242 pages: illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Notes; Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Oct. 16. 2011-Jan. 8. 2012 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. N.Y. Jan. 30-Apr. 29. 2012. Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-234) and index. In English; with one foreword and legends also in Chinese. Contents; Of history and nation: the art of Fu Baoshi / Anita Chung -- Fu Baoshi and the construction of Chinese art history / Kuiyi Shen -- Kindred spirits: Fu Baoshi and the Japanese art world / Tamaki Maeda and Aida Yuen Wong -- The art of revolutionary romanticism. 1949-65 / Julia F. Andrews -- Catalogue of the exhibition / Anita Chung -- Timeline of Chinese dynasties -- Chronology. Summary; One of the preeminent figures in 20th-century Chinese art. Fu Baoshi (1904-1965) revolutionized the tradition of Chinese ink painting. opening the door to innovations by subsequent generations. As both an art historian and a painter. he directed his work toward protecting cultural heritage in times of war and revolution. From traditional-style landscape and figure painting to political artwork manifesting state ideology during the Mao era. Fu's work demonstrates his search for a unique artistic language that speaks for the self and the nation. Using native tradition as an essential element. Fu's artistic modernity defined Chinese art as a discipline distinct from Western and international socialist art of the time. Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution is the first comprehensive retrospective of Fu's work to be published in the West. The book includes more than 100 artworks that demonstrate his stylistic transformation across several decades. Insightful essays offer the latest scholarship on Fu's life and art. Japan's impact on modern Chinese art. and art and politics in China's turbulent 20th century. Subjects; Fu. Baoshi 1904-1965 - Exhibitions. Fu. Baoshi 1904-1965 - Criticism and interpretation. Painting - Political aspects - China - Exhibitions. Oriental art; Individual artists; Painting & paintings. ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945). ART / History / Contemporary (1945-). ART / Individual Artists / Monographs. ART / Asian. Weight in Kg appr.:

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