Life and Death

Art and the Body in Contemporary China

Silvia Fok

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English

Intellect Books
15 December 2012

Oriental art

For all their ubiquity, life and death have not been fully explored

as integral themes in many forms of contemporary Chinese art. Life and Death

addresses that lacuna. Exploring the strategies employed by a variety

of Chinese artists who engage with these timeless concerns, Silvia Fok

opens a new line of inquiry about contemporary art in a rapidly changing

environment. Fok focuses, in particular, on the ways in which

these artists use their own bodies, animals’ bodies, and other

corporeal substances to represent life and death in performance art,

installations, and photography. Over the course of her investigations,

corporeality emerges as a common means of highlighting the social and

cultural issues that surround these themes. By assessing its

effectiveness in the expression of life, death, and related ideas, Fok

ultimately illuminates the extent to which we can see corporeality as a

significant trend in the history of contemporary art in China. Her

conclusions will fascinate scholars of performance and installation art,

photography, and contemporary Chinese art.

By: Silvia Fok
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781841506265
ISBN 10: 1841506265
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 15 December 2012
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Silvia Fok teaches at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Reviews for Life and Death: Art and the Body in Contemporary China

'Fok's obvious and sincere effort to bring the artists' intentions to the fore, and her inclusion of several lesser-known performance and conceptual works are a welcome addition to the field.' -- Asian Studies Review,Elizabeth Emrich 'This useful and concise review of Chinese art of the 1980s and '90s analyzes the use of human and/or animal bodies or body parts as material elements in artistic creation and exhibition, primarily in performance and installation art.' -- The China Journal, Carolyn M. Bloomer