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Multiple Impressions

Contemporary Chinese Woodblock Prints

Xiaobing Tang author Shang Hui author Anne Farrer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Michigan, Museum of Art

Published:29th Jun '11

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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Places contemporary printmaking in its complex art historical and cultural contexts

Multiple Impressions examines works by 40 leading printmakers from contemporary China, highlighting the extraordinary innovations, in both technique and conception, which have transformed this long-established art form in recent years. It includes works by such artists as Xu Bing, Kang Ning, Song Yuanwen, Chen Qi, He Kun, and Fang Limin, as well as many other accomplished printmakers.

Essays by noted scholars place contemporary printmaking in its complex art historical and cultural contexts, discuss the relationship between printmaking and contemporary art, and interpret new work by the internationally prominent artist Xu Bing. The book explores three key themes in printmaking today: "Landscapes Old and New" illustrates the variety of techniques and visual idioms contemporary printmakers draw on to create expressive and fantastic landscapes; "Fellow Citizens" turns to the human figure; and "Layered Abstractions" focuses on works that showcase the distinct visual effects and pictorial language that underscore the process of making a print.

"Recent publications on contemporary art in China have given short shrift to woodblock prints, which have a long and important history; this exhibition catalogue fills the gap. Summing Up: Highly recommended."

* Choi

ISBN: 9781930561144

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 794g

144 pages