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, and what this means for
China's impact on the future of global culture. Many young Chinese
artists have declared they are "not Chinese, but global" - this book
investigates just what that means for China, the art market, and the
world.
Brand new Art from China is the first collection to showcase the dynamic
new art coming from Chinese artists, and features full-colour photos and
video stills throughout - with many works being published in book-form
for the first time.
Featuring an in-depth interview with Zhang Xiaogang, probably the most
well-known artist in China itself, whose sombre portraits of Chinese
families during the Cultural Revolution sell for as much as $12 million
at auction, alongside unparalleled access to the tastemakers of today's
art scene, Brand New Art from China is the essential guide to Chinese
contemporary art today - its vision, values and aesthetics.
