The Art of Contemporary China

Reducere. Audacious futurism: The forward-thinking work of a singular architect Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almo...

From its underground genesis during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), contemporary Chinese art has become a dynamic and hugely influential force i...

A redefinition of contemporary Chinese art of the last forty years in the context of unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformation.Ill...

Contemporary Chinese Art examines China's thriving present-day cultural scene, from the country's issues of state control to its booming artistic m...

Contributor(s): Author: Ying YiWith: Xiaobing TangIn this lavishly illustrated study, the scholar and critic Yi Ying brings a distinctly Chinese pe...

DescriptionIn Art to Come Terry Smith--who is widely recognized as one of the world's leading historians and theorists of contemporary art--traces ...

A comprehensive survey of black and white ink paintings by contemporary Chinese artist Leng Bingchuan, with 256 works dating from 1980 to 2000.Publ...

Reducere. Description"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. --Sun Tzu, author, The Art of WarThe challenge is this: how can America...

The definitive catalogue to a world-class collection of Chinese contemporary art, which includes painting, photography, sculpture, installation and...

Reducere. Contemporary art has never been so popular - but the art world is changing. In a landscape of increasing globalization there is growing interest in...

The Culture Factory: Architecture and the Contemporary Art Museum examines museum design using international examples from Western Europe, China, B...

Internationally renowned and a crucial classroom text, The Arts of China has been revised and expanded by the late Michael Sullivan, with Shelagh V...

DescriptionIn this collection of works by more than 25 contemporary ice artists, discover a fascinating art medium defined by its ephemeral nature....

How global contemporary art reanimates the past as a resource for the present, combating modern art's legacy of Eurocentrism.If European modernism ...

The Art of Useless offers an innovative way to understand China's political-economic, social, and cultural transformations, showing how consumer cu...

Reducere. Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. This richly illustrated deluxe gift edition presents ...

The gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text--for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere Fantastic Creatures of the Moun...

Reducere. DescriptionWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyXiaolu Guo is one of the most acclaimed Chinese-born writers of her ge...

Reducere. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation is a classic text that presents a rare opportunity: a chance to study the ancient and original sources which are ...

Reducere. The first collection of original poetry by the renowned nature writer and highly lauded translator of the Chinese classics. Traveling today I found...

Revised and redesigned for the first time since 2001, this standard introduction to visual art in the postwar era examines the movements, trends, a...

DescriptionAn autobiography in pictures: photographs taken by Ai Weiwei that capture his emergence as the uniquely provocative artist that he is to...

The stunning photos and brilliant essays in this book demonstrate why origami is now an international art movement--largely through the efforts and...

Reducere. Eat & Art, from the people behind Lisbon's famous Can the Can restaurant, brings together some of Portugal's finest chefs and artists, using the co...

DescriptionThe Complete Book of Calligraphy & Lettering provides expert instruction on the intricacies of traditional lettering techniques, as well...

In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the present day....

Get inspired with this international guide to folk textile art, featuring work from the UK, USA, Mongolia, China, Scandinavia, and more Discover a ...

DescriptionThis beautifully illustrated volume explores the inextricable link between Ai Weiwei's art and his politics. "Everything is art. Everyth...

The original mindfulness book, in a landmark new translation by the award-winning translator of the I Ching and The Art of War A Penguin Classics D...

Reducere. Kehinde Wiley's acclaimed World Stage series inserts into the language of old master portraiture the very ethnicities and ethnic iconography that w...

- An exploration of the passions and inspirations that have ignited the creation of sumptuous jewels with a definitively contemporary touch- Presen...

The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of Ch...

Globalization affects every aspect of our lives, from what we buy to what we eat to what we study-and the study of design history is no exception. ...

DescriptionThe essential Taoist guide to living with simplicity, compassion, and integrityThis is a book that draws on ancient Chinese wisdom to ex...

Reducere. Since ancient times Tai Chi Chuan has been practiced as a holistic mind/body fitness system, bringing immense benefits for practitioners in health,...

DescriptionChosen to represent the United States at the 46th Venice Biennale, Bill Viola, a New York artist living on the West Coast, is recognized...

Publisher: Hatje CantzIllustration(s): 150 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 280 x 22Cover type...

Reducere. The Films of John Cassavetes: Pragmatism, Modernism, and the Movies is the first book to tell in detail the story of a maverick filmmaker who worke...

DescriptionTattoos in crime and detective narratives: Marking and remarking examines representations of the tattoo and tattooing in literature, tel...

Reducere. DescriptionThis Chinese treatise on war was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century B.C. Each one of the 13 chapters is devoted to a different aspect...

DescriptionA unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassad...

Time is the backdrop of historical inquiry, yet it is much more than a featureless setting for events. Different temporalities interact dynamically...

In these fourteen brilliant stories, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending examines longing and loss, friendship and love, ...

What do walking, weaving, observing, storytelling, singing, drawing and writing have in common? The answer is that they all proceed along lines. In...

Reducere. David Romtvedt's No Way: An American "Tao Te Ching" explores the art of living in the fast-paced, dangerous, unpredictable contemporary world. Luci...