Avatars and Antiheroes: A Guide to Contemporary Chinese Artists

By Claudia Albertini

Chinese contemporary art is currently enjoying a worldwide boom, fetching record-breaking prices at auction houses around the globe. The country's rapid transition from Communism to consumerism, and the dizzying changes brought about by urbanization, globalization and new technologies have created a fascinating explosion of art overwhelmingly concerned with the search for self-identity in a society that, from Confucius to Mao, has traditionally disregarded individualism for the collective good. Avatars and Antiheroes reflects the schizophrenic

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770030711
• ISBN13: 9784770030719
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Kodansha USA
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.8" x 9.9"