New Export China: translations across time and place in contemporary Chinese porcelain art

Abstract

"New Export China provides a materials-focused framework for contemporary Chinese art, taking works in porcelain by international artists Ai Weiwei, Liu Jianhua, Ah Xian, and Sin-ying Ho as case studies for the role of travel and translation in global artistic practice. Porcelain has long been a vehicle for transmitting cultural knowledge, yet little has been written about its relevance for an era when our interconnection is clearer than ever. Taking a thematic approach, this book positions porcelain art within current debates around archival intervention, artistic authenticity, racial and gender identity, global capital and migrant labor, cultural stereotypes, and ownership of heritage"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction -- Porcelain production -- Porcelain past -- Porcelain renaissance -- Porcelain clay -- Conclusion : a porcelain aesthetic?.