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Accident or Movement: A Conceptual Analysis of Chinese Conceptual Photography of the 1990s - Couverture souple

Zhang, Hanlu

 
9783659529290: Accident or Movement: A Conceptual Analysis of Chinese Conceptual Photography of the 1990s
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 365952929X ISBN 13 : 9783659529290
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This book regards the emergence of "guannian sheying" (conceptual photography) in China as a result from two factors: contact with external sources of influence and internal impulses. First, I demonstrate that between two possible translations for the term “conceptual” as in “Conceptual Art” introduced from the West, the choosing of the word guannian reflects a local psychology in the historical context: the pursuit of an autonomous voice. Second, I illustrate certain patterns and forces in the history of contemporary photography in China and elaborate two aspects which most directly triggered the birth of conceptual photography: photographers’ dissatisfaction with documentary approach and the position of photography in documenting performance art in the 90s. My main argument is that rather than attributing its characteristics and significance mainly to the Western influence and isolated events, we ought to see "guannian sheying" as a phenomenon intrinsically rooted in the historical progression of Chinese photography.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book regards the emergence of "guannian sheying" (conceptual photography) in China as a result from two factors: contact with external sources of influence and internal impulses. First, I demonstrate that between two possible translations for the term “conceptual” as in “Conceptual Art” introduced from the West, the choosing of the word guannian reflects a local psychology in the historical context: the pursuit of an autonomous voice. Second, I illustrate certain patterns and forces in the history of contemporary photography in China and elaborate two aspects which most directly triggered the birth of conceptual photography: photographers’ dissatisfaction with documentary approach and the position of photography in documenting performance art in the 90s. My main argument is that rather than attributing its characteristics and significance mainly to the Western influence and isolated events, we ought to see "guannian sheying" as a phenomenon intrinsically rooted in the historical progression of Chinese photography.

Biographie de l'auteur

Hanlu Zhang is a writer, translator, and independent curator based in New York. Graduated from the School of Art Institute of Chicago with a MA degree in Art History, Theory and Criticism, Zhang is interested in cultural exchange, social engagement, and site-specificity in contemporary art.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
365952929X
ISBN 13 
9783659529290
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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