YOUNG CHINESE ARTISTS –
THE NEXT GENERATION


Edited by Christoph Noe, Xenia Piech, Cordelia Steiner
English
296 pages with 310 color illustrations
Hardcover, 24 x 28 cm
ISBN 978-3-7913-4108-8
Prestel
€ 39,95 SFR 68,- US$60,- £30,-

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"the editors have done an excellent job of delivering the images and the information of a new generation...“
- Yishu 05/2009

“the book as a whole provides a most useful compendium of emergent trends in the under -45 age group of younger Chinese artists”
- studio international, 03/2009

"an explosion of ideas...a must-have for anyone practicing or working in contemporary art"
- Aesthetica Magazine, 02/2009

“an excellent overview on emerging Chinese artists”
- Focus, 10/2008

How does the young generation of Chinese artists react to the hectic pace of social change in a country where the creation of new opportunities is coupled with a loss of tradition? It is against this backdrop of radical transformation that the Post-75s generation has lived, a reality of new values and an estrangement from older ones, that has shaped the lifestyle and attitude of today’s young adults—and among them, the artists and the art they create.

YOUNG CHINESE ARTISTS introduces thirty young artists representing this new China. Through a presentation of representative works, an interview with each artist, and a profile written by a team of international art writers, the reader is given a fascinating look at this new generation of artists.

Additionally, experts give their view on subjects as diverse as economics, love, status symbols, media and sports in modern-day China, offering a further invaluable component to this work, placing the artists and their work in the context of current developments.

Featured artists
Birdhead
Cao Fei
Chen Ke
Chen Qiulin
Chi Peng
Gong Jian
Han Yajuan
Li Hui
Li Jikai
Li Qing
Li Yu and Liu Bo
Liang Yue
Liu Ding
Liu Ren
Liu Weijian
Ma Yanghong
Qiu Xiaofei
Tamen
Tang Maohong
Wang Guangle
Wen Ling
Wei Jia
Wu Junyong
Xu Zhen
Yang Yong
Zhang Ding
Zhou Jin Hua

Contributors
James Chau
Huang Du
Dirk Jehmlich
Martina Köppel-Yang
Carol Lu
John Millichap
Ulrike Münter
Song Yi
Christian Taeubert / Naudia Lou
Philip Tinari
Azure Wu
Xia Juan
Pauline J. Yao
Mia Yu
Zhong Yu