How Long to Read Contemporary Chinese Art

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemporary Chinese Art?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Contemporary Chinese Art by Jeanne Boden

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the early 1990s artist Xu Bing stamped two pigs with respectively nonsensical Latin words and fake Chinese characters and allowed them to mate in an art gallery. The performance of ‘two creatures, devoid of human consciousness, yet carrying on their bodies the marks of human civilization’, engaging in the ‘most primal form of social intercourse’ confronted the public with the tension between nature and civilization. The work also addresses the tension between China and the West and therefore perfectly fits the core message of this book. Contemporary art in China takes place in a post-socialist (post-Mao) context, and at the same time a post-traditional one, searching for balance between aesthetic legacy and modernization. It also tries to find its position in the post-colonial globalized arena. This book explores the tension between individual artistic freedom and a dominant discourse of central Chinese government, between China’s cultural legacy and modernization, and between China and a global art world still dominated by a Western canon. As a case study it focuses on the artists who participated in the Venice Biennale in 1993, which was the first time contemporary art from mainland China was structurally invited to participate in a global art context. Jeanne Boden has a PhD in Oriental Languages and Cultures. Her research focuses on Eurocentrism, Sinocentrism and contemporary Chinese art. (jeanneboden.com) Cover picture: Xu Bing, A Case Study of Transference, 1993-94

How long is Contemporary Chinese Art?

Contemporary Chinese Art by Jeanne Boden is 249 pages long, and a total of 64,491 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemporary Chinese Art Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Contemporary Chinese Art aloud.

What Reading Level is Contemporary Chinese Art?

Contemporary Chinese Art is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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