Inside Out: New Chinese Art

"Inside Out: New Chinese Art is the first major exhibition to present the dynamic new art being produced by artists in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and by selected artists who emigrated to the West in the late 1980s. Including works dating from the mid-1980s to the present (some commissioned for this exhibition), Inside Out focuses on works of art that explore the complex relationship between culturally specific issues and larger developments of a modern/postmodern age. Within this context, artists are appropriating and transforming both conventional Chinese aesthetic idioms and contemporary Western vocabularies to negotiate the cultural differences between past and present, self and other." -- Publisher's website

La Biennale di Venezia 49 : Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte

This two volume catalogue for the 49th Venice Biennale, the major theme of which is represented by the phrase “Plateau of Humankind,” features the work of artists from 64 countries and texts by more than 175 authors. The first volume includes a curatorial essay by Szeemann, and documentation of selected works. The second volume focuses on the work of artists who were chosen to represent the countries participating in the biennial. List of works. List of illustrations. Bio-bibliography 159 p. 19 bibl. ref