Vocabulary, Consciousness (Yi Shi), and Art: Selection and Research of the "Keywords" Case Files from Xu Tan's Visual Linguistic Experiments

By TAN XU

Xu Tan transforms linguistic encounters into a conceptual art practice that simultaneously constitutes a form of social inquiry through dialogue

Evolving from artist Xu Tan's (born 1957) long-term project Keywords, initiated in 2005, this project takes language as both method and medium to explore how contemporary Chinese society articulates consciousness, values and cultural identity through everyday speech.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8867496972
• ISBN13: 9788867496976
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Mousse Publishing
• Length: 702 Pages