The Pursuit of Publicness: A Study of Four Chinese Contemporary Art Projects.

详细信息   

• 作者：Zheng ; Bo.
• 学历：Doctor
• 年：2012
• 导师：Crimp,Douglas,eadvisorHaidu,Rachelecommittee memberOsburg,Johnecommittee member
• 毕业院校：University of Rochester
• Department：School of Arts and Sciences.
• ISBN：9781267721037
• CBH：3543341
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：5262723
• Pages：225

文摘

This dissertation examines the meaning of publicness and its relationship to contemporary art through an analysis of four Chinese art projects. The four projects are Moving Rainbow (1998-2001) by Xiong Wenyun,Village Self-Governance Documentary Project (2005) by Wu Wenguang,Karibu Islands (2008) by myself,and Nian (2010) by Ai Weiwei. I demonstrate that these projects share a number of things in common: (1) the artists and participants acted as citizens and demanded citizens' rights； (2) they organized discursive arenas outside the state； (3) they defined issues of common concern； (4) they mobilized both rational-critical and affective expressions,and utilized a wide range of media； (5) they fostered stranger relations； (6) they strove for visibility； (7) they focused on contemporary common action. These traits together constitute publicness. Publicness not only served as a goal for these projects,but also constituted a form through which these projects came into being. I argue that the pursuit of publicness has been one of the critical forces motivating the development of Chinese contemporary art. In the struggle against totalitarianism,Chinese artists have combined public and counterpublic strategies and contributed to larger social movements striving for freedom and justice..