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Contemporary Queer Chinese Art

Hongwei (University of Nottingham, UK) Bao, Diyi (University of Zurich, Switzerland) Mergenthaler, Jamie J. (City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR) Zhao
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Academic)
Published: January 23, 2025
ISBN: 9781350333567
248 pages, 50 colour
Country of publication: United Kingdom

£28.99

Contemporary Queer Chinese Art is the first English-language academic book that explores the intersections of queer culture and contemporary Chinese art from the mid-1980s to the present. This book brings together 15 internationally renowned artists, activists, curators and scholars to explore heterogeneous expressions of Chineseness and queerness in contemporary art from China and Chinese diasporas in Asia, Europe and North America.

Examining contemporary visual art, performance and activism, this book offers a rich archive of queer Chinese artistic expressions. It provides valuable insights into the status quo and intersectional struggles of Chinese artists who identify themselves as queer and who have associated their work with queer positionalities and perspectives. By sharing personal experiences, art expressions and critical insights about what it means to be queer and Chinese in a transnational context, the book reveals multiple forms and potentialities of queer politics in the domains of art and activism.

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