'This publication enquires into the role and treatment of the body in the visual culture of contemporary China and Taiwan. What meanings are assigned to the body in artistic practice, what does it represent and what (hi)stories does it refer to? Considerable importance is ascribed to the body as a means of orientation and placement; as an arena and medium of social experience.
'19 Chinese artists, theatre practitioners and theorists describe their personal experiences, put their thoughts and views up for discussion and explore how art can shed light on the individual and collective experiences that emerge in the wake of historical change and the anticipation of a newly won freedom.' (Back cover)
'19 Chinese artists, theatre practitioners and theorists describe their personal experiences, put their thoughts and views up for discussion and explore how art can shed light on the individual and collective experiences that emerge in the wake of historical change and the anticipation of a newly won freedom.' (Back cover)
Access level
Onsite
publisher
Location code
REF.HUJ2
Language
English
Keywords
body, performance art, sculpture, photography, video art, Taiwan, China
Publication/Creation date
2013
No of pages
278
ISBN / ISSN
9783837623093
No of copies
1
Content type
anthology
Chapter headings
Preface
The Genealogy of the Politics of the Body in Contemporary Chinese Culture
Fragments of the Body in Chinese Contemporary Art
The Politics and Poetics of the Body
A Talk with Xiang Jing
Portrayal, Definition and Reconstruction of “The Body” in Contemporary Chinese Photography
Caught in Art’s Haze
Physical Odyssey
The Physical Body on the Grass Stage
- LI Yinan
Physical Rebels
Female Memory Begins with the Body
Theatre: Memory in Progress
The Body as Strategy for Action in the Taiwanese Cultural Field: Three Stages of Practice and Progress, from Martial Law, Abrogation, to the Post Martial Law Period
Edges of the Modernist Framework and Beyond: The Lifework of Hsieh Tehching, Hsieh Ying-Chun, Wu-Chong-Wei,Graffitist Huang, DINO and Tsai-Show-Zoo
Picture Essay
Twelve Flower Months - CHEN Lingyang
A Talk with Jin Feng
Discussing the Works of Xi Ya Die and Yan Xing
My Art and the World
An Interview - CAO Fei
A Concept of Beauty
The Body at Stake: Experiments in Chinese Contemporary Art and Theatre
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