1st Edition

Modern Art for a Modern China The Chinese Intellectual Debate, 1900–1930

By Yiyan Wang Copyright 2021
202 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

How did art reform fit into the many initiatives for social and cultural change that contributed to the New Cultural Movement that transformed the Chinese cultural landscape during the Republican period? "Modern art for a modern China" was the rallying cry of Chinese intellectuals, many of whom were artists, critics, writers, poets and educators. Wang describes how these groups discussed and... Read more

Chapter 1. Cai Yuanpei: His Vision for Art Reform in China. Chapter 2. The Other Lu Xun: Graphic Designer, Book Collector and Art Reformer. Chapter 3. Xu Zhimo: Public Intellectual and Art Reformer. Chapter 4. Art Exhibition, Art Reforms and the Debates. Chapter 5. Chinese Art Students in Lyon: Individuals and Institutions Part 1. Chapter 5. Chinese Art Students in Lyon: Individuals and Institutions Part 2. Chapter 6. Afterword: Questioning the Agency of the Semi-Colonised. Glossaries. Chinese and Japanese Names and Expressions; Schools, Associations, Institutions and Exhibitions. References

Biography

Yiyan Wang is Professor of Chinese at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Her research is in the field of modern Chinese literature and culture. She has been particularly interested in the interconnection between modern Chinese literature and art and between the writers and the artists.