{"product_id":"the-minjian-avant-garde-art-of-the-crowd-in-contemporary-china-hardback-9781501773181","title":"The Minjian Avant-Garde; Art of the Crowd in Contemporary China (Hardback) 9781501773181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Minjian Avant-Garde\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArt of the Crowd in Contemporary China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChang Tan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501773181\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages, 29 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 28 color halftones - 29 Halftones, black and white - 28 Halftones, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minjian Avant-Garde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e studies how experimental artists in China mixed with, brought changes to, and let themselves be transformed by minjian, the volatile and diverse public of the post-Mao era\u003c\/b\u003e. Departing from the usual emphasis on art institutions, global markets, or artists' communities, Chang Tan proposes a new analytical framework in the theories of socially engaged art that stresses the critical agency of participants, the affective functions of objects, and the versatility of the artists in diverse sociopolitical spheres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from hitherto untapped archival materials and interviews with the artists, Tan challenges the views of Chinese artists as either dissidents or conformists to the regime and sees them as navigators and negotiators among diverse political discourses and interests. She questions the fetishization of marginalized communities among practitioners of progressive art and politics, arguing that the members of minjian are often more complex, defiant, and savvy than the elites would assume.\u003ci\u003e The Minjian Avant-Garde\u003c\/i\u003e critically assesses the rise of populism in both art and politics and show that\u003ci\u003e minjian\u003c\/i\u003e could constitute either a democratizing or a coercive force.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book was published with generous support from the George Dewey and Mary J. Krumrine Endowment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell East Asia Series","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523379884312,"sku":"9781501773181","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-minjian-avant-garde-art-of-the-crowd-in-contemporary-china-hardback-9781501773181","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}