The Multivalent Screen：Materiality and Representation in East Asian Visual Culture
- 作者
- 出版社 Art Media Resources, Chicago The Center for the Art of East Asia, University of Chicago
- 出版时间 2019年6月
- ISBN 9781588861504
内容简介
Asmulti-functionalastheyareartisticallyimportant,foldingandstandingscreensassumeavarietyofrolesuniquetotheculturesofEastAsia.Frequentlyusedindwellings,temples,andtombs,EastAsianscreenshavearichhistoryfromancienttimesuptothemodernperiod,andyettheyrarelyhavebeenexaminedasanartforminthemselves.Thisvolumeofessaysmakestheartofscreensitsfocusofinquiry.OriginallywrittenfortheCenterfortheArtofEastAsia’s2011symposium,“TheScreeninEastAsiaandBeyond,”thesenineessaystakeafreshlookatthecomplexityofthistraditionalartformbypresentingthemostrecentarthistoricalresearchandanalysisofarchaeologicalevidence.StartingfromBronzeAgeChina,theessaysaddressthehistoricuseofscreensinEastAsia,thematerialsusedintheircreation,andthesignificanceoftheirartisticcontent.Theessaysexploreavarietyofphilosophical,religious,political,aesthetic,andgenderissuesrelatedtotheproductionofthescreens.Thesescholarlystudiesaresuitableforseriousstudentsandcanalsobeappreciatedbyabroadrangeofartaudiences.
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