The Phoenix Years: Art, Resistance, And The Making Of Modern China
by Madeleine O'Dea /
2017 / English / EPUB
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At once a fascinating account of the birth of modern
China and a moving chronicle of courage, creativity, and
resistance.
At once a fascinating account of the birth of modern
China and a moving chronicle of courage, creativity, and
resistance.
The riveting story of China's rise from economic ruin to
global giant in the past four decades is illuminated by another,
equally fascinating, narrative beneath its surface―the story of
the country's emerging artistic avant-garde and the Chinese
people's ongoing struggle for freedom of expression.
The riveting story of China's rise from economic ruin to
global giant in the past four decades is illuminated by another,
equally fascinating, narrative beneath its surface―the story of
the country's emerging artistic avant-garde and the Chinese
people's ongoing struggle for freedom of expression.
By following the stories of nine contemporary Chinese
artists,
By following the stories of nine contemporary Chinese
artists,The Phoenix Years
The Phoenix Years shows how China's
rise unleashed creativity, thwarted hopes, and sparked tensions
between the individual and the state that continue to this day.
It relates the heady years of hope and creativity in the 1980s,
which ended in the disaster of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Following that tragedy comes China's meteoric economic rise, and
the opportunities that emerged alongside the difficult
compromises artists and others have to make to be citizens in
modern China.
shows how China's
rise unleashed creativity, thwarted hopes, and sparked tensions
between the individual and the state that continue to this day.
It relates the heady years of hope and creativity in the 1980s,
which ended in the disaster of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Following that tragedy comes China's meteoric economic rise, and
the opportunities that emerged alongside the difficult
compromises artists and others have to make to be citizens in
modern China.
Foreign correspondent Madeleine O'Dea has been an eyewitness for
over thirty years to the rise of China, the explosion of its
contemporary art and cultural scene, and the long, ongoing
struggle for free expression. The stories of these artists and
their art mirror the history of their country.
Foreign correspondent Madeleine O'Dea has been an eyewitness for
over thirty years to the rise of China, the explosion of its
contemporary art and cultural scene, and the long, ongoing
struggle for free expression. The stories of these artists and
their art mirror the history of their country.The
Phoenix Years
The
Phoenix Years is vital reading for anyone interested in
China today.
is vital reading for anyone interested in
China today.
