Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Hayward Gallery, London, 7 September–9 December 2012.

'Art of Change: New Directions from China is the first major exhibition in the United Kingdom to focus exclusively on recent installation art from China. It includes outstanding historical examples by influential figures from the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as new commissions from some of the most innovative artists practising today in China — or anywhere else.[...] Art of Change: New Directions from China specifically spotlights installations that incorporate elements of performance, or that physically change in some way over the course of time. Whether incorporating organic processes or reflecting on the synthetic and artificial, many of the major works in the exhibition present us with scenarios that simultaneously embody a sense of stability and instability, the traditional and the new. While there are a few explicit references to recent social history, the principles of transition and flux that underpin these works indirectly bring to mind the particular dynamics of present-day Chinese society, where rapid economic and technological growth co-exist with political systems and cultural traditions that have resisted change.' - from Foreword by Ralph Rugoff, Director, Hayward Gallery

Includes essays on individual artists/groups. This catalogue also contains an excerpt of the in-gallery archive accompanying the exhibition, with a selection of key events, exhibitions, and performances from 1979 to the present day. List of works, artist biographies and further reading are provided.

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Onsite

Location code
EX.UNK.ACN
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2012

No of pages

151

ISBN / ISSN

9781853323034

No of copies

2

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Art of Change - Stephanie ROSENTHAL

Somewhere (and Nowhere) Between Modernity and Tradition - Paul GLADSTON

Chen Zhen: An Open System of His Own - Carol Yinghua LU, 盧迎華

Gu Dexin - Philip TINARI, 田霏宇

Liang Shaoji: I, The Silkworm - ZHU Zhu, 朱朱

Sun Yuan & Peng Yu: The Material of Provocation - Pauline J. YAO, 姚嘉善

Wang Jianwei: The Measure of Disorder - Karen SMITH

Xu Zhen / Madein Company: Not Only, But Also... - Colin CHINNERY, 秦思源

Yingmei Duan: A Subliminal Presence - Katie HILL

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