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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783686003321
• 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.