Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China

by Maxwell K. Hearn

An illuminating investigation into how contemporary Chinese artists have reinterpreted past traditions to forge new artistic paths

The Chinese tradition of "ink art" stretches far beyond works in ink, to embrace a set of aesthetic principles centered on renewal and reinterpretation of the past. The 80 works, by 40 contemporary artists, featured in InkArt range from variations on the written word to radical abstractions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300197039
• ISBN13: 9780300197037
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 10.8"