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Author:   Jane Zheng
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9789462700567

ISBN 10:   9462700567
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   29 March 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, CHARTS AND FIGURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Theorizing Multi-level Interactions that Influenced Chinese Art in Shanghai 2 Theorizing the Role of the Art Education Institution in Nurturing Modern Shanghai Artists 3 The Structure of the Book PART 1. THE SHANGHAI ART COLLEGE IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE ART SCHOOL IN SHANGHAI CHAPTER 1. BEFORE 1913: A RESPONSE TO MARKET DEMAND-THE INCEPTION OF THE SHANGHAI ART COLLEGE CHAPTER 2. STAGE ONE, JANUARY 1913 - JULY 1919: WINNING THE COMPETITION IN THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL ART MARKET 1 Beating the Competition in the Shanghai Market 2 The First Shift in School Goals: from Commercial Art to Aesthetic Art CHAPTER 3. STAGE TWO, JULY 1919 - NOVEMBER 1928: THE AGE OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION 1 Academic Art Education 2 The Nude Model Incident 3 The Campus Upheaval: Seeking Survival through the Sacrifice of Educational Ideals CHAPTER 4. STAGE THREE: RECONSTITUTING THE CAMPUS AFTER THE UPHEAVAL, NOVEMBER 1928 - JULY 1937 1 Economic Crisis in the 1930s Impacts the Art World 2 The Second Shift in The Shanghai Art School’s Main Educational Goal: Changing from an Aesthetic Education Focus to the Pursuit of Patrons in Shanghai 3 Art Education Programs as Cultural Capital for Fundraising Purposes PART 2. ART EDUCATION AND ART AT THE SHANGHAI ART COLLEGE CHAPTER 5. POPULARIZING AND INDIGENIZING THE ART FROM THE WEST 1 Introducing Chinese Students to Western Painting Practices 2 Embracing Various Cultural Elements 3 Accessibility 4 Western-style Painting at the College under Multi-cultural Influences CHAPTER 6. TRANSPLANTING LITERATI PAINTING INSTRUCTION INTO THE MODERN ART SCHOOL SYSTEM 1 Obeying the Official Order. The Initiation of Guohua Education in the College 2 Literati Painting in College Education CHAPTER 7. A BOOM IN “NEW-STYLE” RESEARCH ON ART-RELATED SUBJECTS 1 Studying Applied Art 2 The Research Initiatives in Chinese Art History and Theory CHAPTER 8. FOSTERING ARTISTIC CREATIVITY IN THE COLLEGE’S ART EDUCATION 1 The College’s Policy: Stimulating Student Initiative in Art Education 2 The Creativity of Modern Literati Art in a Cross-Cultural and Inter-disciplinary Background 3 “The New Literati Art” PART 3. ARTISTS AND ART AT THE SHANGHAI ART COLLEGE CHAPTER 9. RELOCATING ARTISTS’ LEARNING AND TEACHING FROM THE PRIVATE TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN 1 Institutionalizing Art Students’ Learning at the College 2 Restructuring Teaching Styles and Techniques 3 Reformulating Teaching Psychologies 4 Enhancing Artists’ Working Capabilities through Administrative Positions 5 Art at the Margins of the Artist’s Public Role CHAPTER 10. INTEGRATING ARTISTS INTO THE MAINSTREAM ECONOMY OF SOCIETY 1 School Salary System: Drawing Artists into the Public Economic System 2 Raising Funds through Art Exhibitions CHAPTER 11. THE NEW LADDER LEADING TO CELEBRITY 1 The Short Cuts toward Celebrity 2 Fame and the New Artistic Criteria CHAPTER 12. WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN 1 Calls for Modern Art Education for Women 2 The “Goal of Women’s Art Education” at the College 3 Women’s Art Practice at the College CONCLUSION 1 New Insights about Art Education in Republican China: Contributions to Filling the Four Research Gaps 2 Towards a New Approach to Understanding the Modernization of Chinese Art in Shanghai 3 Contributions to Clarifying Historical Confusions FIGURES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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While Cheng Man-ch'ing is not a main subject of this fascinating book, through it one can get a better picture of the huge societal changes that gripped China and the nuances, politics, and personalities of the art world that dramatically affected Cheng's life. The Cheng Man-ch'ing Biography Project 'This complex and thorough book conveys a detailed portrait of an outstanding art school fusing tradition with modernity amid turbulent times. The remarkable extent of surviving archives adds richly to exhaustive research, particularly so in the many reflective narratives.' David Haste, History of Education, July 2017 * History of Education * Joining a growing body of studies which serve to underscore the impact of the market on the multifaceted modes of art production and consumption in Republican-era Shanghai, The Modernization of Chinese Art is an informative account that will be of interest not only to specialists in the field but also to those looking for a richly detailed introduction to this important and complex period in Chinese art history. Ros Holmes, The China Quarterly, Volume 232, December 2017 , pp. 1143-1144 * The China Quarterly *

Joining a growing body of studies which serve to underscore the impact of the market on the multifaceted modes of art production and consumption in Republican-era Shanghai, The Modernization of Chinese Art is an informative account that will be of interest not only to specialists in the field but also to those looking for a richly detailed introduction to this important and complex period in Chinese art history. Ros Holmes, The China Quarterly, Volume 232, December 2017 , pp. 1143-1144 * The China Quarterly * 'This complex and thorough book conveys a detailed portrait of an outstanding art school fusing tradition with modernity amid turbulent times. The remarkable extent of surviving archives adds richly to exhaustive research, particularly so in the many reflective narratives.' David Haste, History of Education, July 2017 * History of Education * While Cheng Man-ch'ing is not a main subject of this fascinating book, through it one can get a better picture of the huge societal changes that gripped China and the nuances, politics, and personalities of the art world that dramatically affected Cheng's life. The Cheng Man-ch'ing Biography Project

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Jane Zheng is assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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