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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783686003321

Titolo

Art and social change : contemporary art in Asia and the Pacific / / edited by Caroline Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : Pandanus Books, : Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 2005

ISBN

1-4237-1873-9

1-74076-112-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps

Altri autori (Persone)

TurnerCaroline

Disciplina

700

Soggetti

Art museums - Asia

Art museums - Pacific Area

Art, Modern - 21st century

Arts - Asia

Arts - Pacific Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Art and Social Change; Geopolitical Changes in Asia and the Pacific; Art in a Globalised State; The Spectre of Being Human; Tracing the Image Contemporary art in Pakistan; Contemporary Art in Sri Lanka; Indonesia Art freedom human rights and engagement; Art and Politics in Indonesia; Different Visions Contemporary Malaysian art and; Brief Survey of Philippine Art; Singapore A case study; Developments in Contemporary Thai Art; The Extended Matrix New dimensions in Thai printmaking; Vietnamese Fine Art Finds Itself in Respect of Aesthetics

Taiwan A location of construction and synthesis; The Enigma of Japanese Contemporary Art; Korean Contemporary Art Opens Towards; AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC Art in Movement Across the Pacific; Australian Art Examining its past re imagining its future; The Politics of Visibility How Indigenous Australian art; He Kahui Whetu Hou; Distinctive Voices Artist initiated spaces and projects; Krishna's Dilemma: Art Museums in Human Development; Author Biographi

Sommario/riassunto

An illustrated survey of contemporary art in the Asia Pacific.  Art and



Social Change maps the dynamic development in art, often reflecting social and political events.  It includes essays on India, China, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.