Full Product Details
Author: David J. Clarke
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.603kg
ISBN: 9780822329206
ISBN 10: 0822329204
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 December 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.
Reviews
[P]rovocative. . . . The book is accompanied by a lengthy bibliography that may be the most comprehensive English-language bibliography of Hong Kong visual art to date. . . . [F]ascinating insights. . . . Hong Kong Art persuasively illustrates the distinctiveness of Hong Kong art and its relation to Chinese culture. It is a worthwhile point from which to initiate discussion on a body of art that provokes multiple perspectives. --Joan Kee, CAA Reviews This is an exciting look at the visual perspectives from many groundbreaking voices of Hong Kong's contemporary art scene. It showcases a wide range of (multi)media, including photography, video, painting, architecture, installation, and sculpture. Clarke even delves into fashion and graffiti, tracing Hong Kong art as it reflects social moods and politics from the '60s to the Handover. --Giant Robot Hong Kong Art persuasively illustrates the distinctiveness of Hong Kong art and its relation to Chinese culture. It is a worthwhile point from which to initiate discussion on a body of art that provokes multiple perspectives. . . . [A]ccompanied by a lengthy bibliography that may be the most comprehensive English-language bibliography of Hong Kong visual art to date. --Joan Kee, CAA Reviews [A] lucid narrative, substantial research, and an awareness of art history writing. . . . --Ka-Fai Yau, Journal of Aesthetic Education [A] welcome addition to the literature on contemporary art in China. --Jason C. Kuo, China Review International
[P]rovocative. . . . The book is accompanied by a lengthy bibliography that may be the most comprehensive English-language bibliography of Hong Kong visual art to date. . . . [F]ascinating insights. . . . Hong Kong Art persuasively illustrates the distinctiveness of Hong Kong art and its relation to Chinese culture. It is a worthwhile point from which to initiate discussion on a body of art that provokes multiple perspectives. <br>--Joan Kee, CAA Reviews
Author Information
David Clarke is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Modern Art: A Graphic Guide, The Influence of Oriental Thought on Postwar American Painting and Sculpture, Art and Place: Essays on Art from a Hong Kong Perspective, and Modern Chinese Art.
