Art Frontier: Interviews on Contemporary Chinese Art

Author: Zhang Zhi
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book collects interviews with sixteen artists over the past three years. From these interviews, I discovered that the differences in each artist's life experiences and growth environments lead to significant variations in their artistic paths and the styles of their works. This is something everyone can see from their works and might seem trivial to discuss. In reality, I believe the differences between one artist and another lie precisely in their perception and level of deepening of artistic experience. So, how does art relate to artists and to people? How does art relate to experience and culture? How do artists break free from the shadows of their times? This book comprehensively records interviews with representative Chinese contemporary artists. In terms of form, it includes easel painting (realistic and abstract painting), graffiti, installation art, and performance art, among others. In terms of artistic achievement and influence, the interviewees include renowned artists like Mr. Zhang Ding, mid-career artists with strong artistic prowess such as Mr. Liu Jude, Ms. Liu Xiuming, and Mr. Cui Xiaodong, as well as influential young and middle-aged artists like Mr. Zhang Dali, Mr. Chen Hui, Mr. Ling Jian, and Mr. Sheng Qi, among others. Additionally, there are scholars with significant influence in the field of art theory, such as Mr. Xu Shucheng and Mr. Chen Ruilin.