From the 1980s, many Chinese artists have experimented with a range of unconventional materials. Their works-in plastic, paper, silk, ash, and tobacco-form a major trend in Chinese art. The Allure of Matter offers the first serious consideration of these ground-breaking material explorations, coining the term Material Art to describe works that place "matter" itself as the primary vehicle of investigation and expression. The book contains four ground-breaking essays, profiles of twenty-five artists, and corresponding color images.
- ISBN13 9780935573602
- Publish Date 15 August 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher The University of Chicago Press
- Imprint University of Chicago,David & Alfred Smart Museum,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780935573602