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Title: Beijing Afloat: Beijing Tokyo Art Projects - Opening Exhibition
Description: Beijing Tokyo Art Projects, 2002. Paperback. As new clean tight and bright exhibition catalog text in English and Chinese. Making reference to 'Ukiyo-e' (a school of Japanese print-making, which could be directly translated as 'pictures of the floating world' or 'custom painting') in the title, the art pieces in this exhibition, 'Beijing Afloat', reflect the true situation of modernisation in China, bringing to the forefront both its lifelikeness and its absurdity. One finds in these art works the artists' profound observation and criticism of the current social reality in the Chinese capital. Artist biographies are included. With 'Foreword' by Yukihito Tabata (Director of Beijing Tokyo Art Projects) and 'Preface' by Wu Hung (Harry A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago) D26 Please email for photos.. New .

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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Griffin Books
- Book number: 75122