Taiping Tianguo- A History of Possible Encounters Ai Weiwei, Frog King Kwok, Tehching Hsieh, and Martin Wong in New York
Taiping Tianguo- A History of Possible Encounters Ai Weiwei, Frog King Kwok, Tehching Hsieh, and Martin Wong in New York
Edited by Cosmin Costinas; Doryun Chong
- Germany Sternberg Press 2015
- 144p 24cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Taiping Tianguo: a history of possible encounters, a touring exhibition organized by Para Site, Hong Kong
Taiping Tianguo: A History of Possible Encounters," a touring exhibition organized by Para Site, Hong Kong, began as a series of questions: How did Ai Weiwei, Frog King Kwok, Tehching Hsieh, and Martin Wong--four artists of Chinese heritage hailing from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and San Francisco, respectively--all end up in New York in the heady 1980s? Did they know one another? By considering them together, what might we learn about their practices and the storied time and place in art history? With nuanced glimpses of the artists' overlapping experiences, networks, and friendships, this book makes a unique contribution to a critical reading not only of New York art of the 1980s, but also of nascent contemporary Chinese art in the advent of the globalization of the art world.
English
9783956791161
N4390-5098 ExhibitionsChinese Contemporary Art. Taiping New York : a conversation about four artists / Doryun Chong and Cosmin Costinaș Chronology Chinese artists in New York, 1980s / Anthony Yung New York photographs 1983-1993 / Ai Weiwei On Tehching Hsieh / Xavier Le Roy and Cosmin Costinaș One year performance / Tehching Hsieh Re-looking : Tehching Hsieh / Tang Fu Kuen "Don't know where it all begins or where it all ends" : reflections on the lifework of Kwok Mang Ho / Christina Li and Yung Ma "TAIPING TIANGUO" / Mark Dean Johnson Everything must go : a remembrance of Martin Wong / Barry Blinderman Selected paintings / Martin Wong The secret world of Martin Wong / Lydia Yee Grand Street / Anton Vidokle
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Taiping Tianguo: a history of possible encounters, a touring exhibition organized by Para Site, Hong Kong
Taiping Tianguo: A History of Possible Encounters," a touring exhibition organized by Para Site, Hong Kong, began as a series of questions: How did Ai Weiwei, Frog King Kwok, Tehching Hsieh, and Martin Wong--four artists of Chinese heritage hailing from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and San Francisco, respectively--all end up in New York in the heady 1980s? Did they know one another? By considering them together, what might we learn about their practices and the storied time and place in art history? With nuanced glimpses of the artists' overlapping experiences, networks, and friendships, this book makes a unique contribution to a critical reading not only of New York art of the 1980s, but also of nascent contemporary Chinese art in the advent of the globalization of the art world.
English
9783956791161
N4390-5098 ExhibitionsChinese Contemporary Art. Taiping New York : a conversation about four artists / Doryun Chong and Cosmin Costinaș Chronology Chinese artists in New York, 1980s / Anthony Yung New York photographs 1983-1993 / Ai Weiwei On Tehching Hsieh / Xavier Le Roy and Cosmin Costinaș One year performance / Tehching Hsieh Re-looking : Tehching Hsieh / Tang Fu Kuen "Don't know where it all begins or where it all ends" : reflections on the lifework of Kwok Mang Ho / Christina Li and Yung Ma "TAIPING TIANGUO" / Mark Dean Johnson Everything must go : a remembrance of Martin Wong / Barry Blinderman Selected paintings / Martin Wong The secret world of Martin Wong / Lydia Yee Grand Street / Anton Vidokle