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A story of ruins : presence and absence in Chinese art and visual culture

Title
A story of ruins : presence and absence in Chinese art and visual culture / Wu Hung.
Author
Wu Hung, 1945-
Publication
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.

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Description
293 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
Subject
  • Ruins in art
  • Symbolism in art > China > History
  • Art, Chinese > Themes, motives
  • Art and society > China > History
  • Art and history > China
  • Ruined buildings > China > Psychological aspects
Note
  • "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Reaktion Books Ltd"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Internalizing ruins : premodern sensibilities of time passed -- The birth of ruins : inventing modern visual culture in China -- Between past and future : transience as a contemporary aesthetic of ruins.
Call Number
JQF 12-2127
ISBN
  • 9780691155029
  • 069115502X
LCCN
2011942147
OCLC
761850995
Author
Wu Hung, 1945-
Title
A story of ruins : presence and absence in Chinese art and visual culture / Wu Hung.
Imprint
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQF 12-2127
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