Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World
Published by Guggenheim Museum Publications, New York, 2017
Edited by Alexandra Munroe with Philip Tinari and Hou Hanru
With contributions by Jane DeBevoise, Katherine Grube, Lu Mingjun, Stephanie H. Tung, Anthony Yung, and Xiaorui Zhu-Nowell

Published on the occasion of the largest exhibition of contemporary art from China ever mounted in North America, Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World explores recent experimental art from 1989 to 2008, arguably the most transformative period of modern Chinese and recent world history. Featuring over 150 iconic and lesser-known artworks by more than 70 artists and collectives, this catalogue offers an interpretative survey of Chinese experimental art framed by the geopolitical dynamics attending the end of the Cold War, the spread of globalization, and the rise of China. Critical essays explore how Chinese artists have been both agents and skeptics of China’s arrival as a global presence, while an extensive entry section offers detailed analysis on works made in a broad range of experimental mediums, including film and video, ink, installation, Land art and performance, as well as painting and photography. An appendix includes a selected history of contemporary art exhibitions in China, artist biographies, and a bibliography.

Featured artists and collectives include Ai Weiwei, Big Tail Elephant Group, Cai Guo-Qiang, Cao Fei, Chen Zhen, Gu Dexin, Huang Yong Ping, Kan Xuan, Libreria Borges, Liu Xiaodong, New Measurement Group, Qiu Zhijie, Shen Yuan, Yu Hong, Xu Bing, and Zhang Peili.

ISBN: 978-0892075287