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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Shanghai = Shanghai = Shanghai bo wu guan Very interesting read on a very interesting city. OL15352459W
The Luminous landscape The Luminous landscape Lewis, Richard A collection of Chinese art and poetry from various periods chosen to reflect, as a common theme, an appreciation for the Chinese landscape. OL16994965W
Experimental Beijing Experimental Beijing Sasha Su-Ling Welland During the lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the censorious attitude that characterized China's post-1989 official response to contemporary art gave way to a new market-driven, culture industry v… OL17899517W
Vital - International Live Artists of Chinese Decent Vital - International Live Artists of Chinese Decent Sarah Champion Book published to accompany the Vital live art festivals organised by the Chinese Arts Centre in 2006 and 2006. Vital was an international festival of Live Art that aims to raise awareness of the div… OL18552853W
The glory of the Silk Road The glory of the Silk Road Valerie Hansen 251 pages : 31 cm OL18763594W
Zhongguo mei shu shi Zhongguo mei shu shi Rongchun Ruan Ben shu an shi dai shun xu jie shao le zhong guo mei shu shi, cong yuan shi mei shu dao xian qin, qin han, wei jin nan bei chao, sui tang wu dai, song yuan, ming qing zhi jin xian dai de mei shu. OL19626476W
The Mongol century The Mongol century Shane McCausland Contains primary source material. The Mongol Century explores the visual world of China's Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), the spectacular but short-lived regime founded by Khubilai Khan, regarded as the p… OL19666849W
Art and China after 1989 Art and China after 1989 Philip Tinari,Alexandra Munroe,Hanru Hou Published on the occasion of the largest exhibition of contemporary art from China ever mounted in North America, organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 'Art and China after 1989: Theater of … OL19731696W
Short cuts Short cuts Thomas Fuesser The first intimate visual documentation of artists who have influenced and transformed the Chinese art scene over the last two decades. Since 1993, photographer Thomas Fuesser has developed close and… OL19972874W
Qing encounters Qing encounters Petra ten-Doesschate Chu,Ning Ding "Qing Encounters: Artistic Exchanges between China and the West examines how the encounters between China and Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries transformed the arts on both side… OL20021105W
Art and architecture of China Art and architecture of China Sheila Hollihan-Elliot,Sheila Hollihan Elliot Discusses the art treasures from ancient and imperial China to today's People's Republic and how each art form and architectural detail has impacted Chinese society and the world. OL20911285W
The art of He Qi The art of He Qi He, Qi Dr 115 pages : 28 cm OL20973611W
Collectors, collections & collecting the arts of China Collectors, collections & collecting the arts of China Jason Steuber,Guolong Lai This is a scholarly volume that provides a systematic overview of major histories of fine collections of Chinese art in the UK, US, and Canada, including collections built in the 18th through the 21s… OL23315640W
Ancient Chinese art Ancient Chinese art Jane Shuter Introduces and explains the history of ancient Chinese art. This title links a range of art, including painting, crafts and sculpture to the historical and cultural contexts of the ancient Chinese an… OL24196713W
Treasures of China Treasures of China John D. Chinnery For centuries China has intrigued and entranced Westerners. From Marco Polo's travels onwards, China's heritage of thousands of years of continuous civilisation has long inspired awestruck respect in… OL24303811W
Nine lives Nine lives Smith, Karen (Art historian) "The author, British art historian Karen Smith, paints a series of vivid portraits of the lives and careers of nine artists who have come to embody the avant-garde in Chinese art: nine individuals bo… OL26194140W
Empire of Emptiness Empire of Emptiness Patricia Ann Berger "Imperial Manchu support and patronage of Buddhism, particulary in Mongolia and Tibet, has often been dismissed as cynical political manipulation. Empire of Emptiness questions this generalization by… OL2913768W
The treasures of imperial Beijing The treasures of imperial Beijing Mario Sabattini,Nicoletta Celli Beijing is a repository of historical relics, its art and architecture providing visitors with a glimpse into it's grand and glorious past. This opulent volume takes readers on a memorable journey th… OL5011773W
Ordinary Images Ordinary Images Stanley K. Abe "In this illustrated book Stanley Abe explores the large body of sculpture, ceramics, and other religious imagery produced for China's common classes from the third to the sixth centuries C.E. Create… OL8026892W
Taoism and the Arts of China Taoism and the Arts of China Stephen Little "Taoism and the Arts of China brings together a collection of art from one of China's most ancient and influential traditions. Produced to accompany the first major exhibition ever organized on the T… OL8303638W
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