{"title":"Im\/Perfect Modernisms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIm\/Perfect Modernisms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores how artists in Asia have engaged with the realities and legacies of colonization, war, and cultural transformation in the post-war era through the lens of Modernism. What kind of work did these artists make while operating within the Western art historical construct of Modernism, from which they have historically been “othered”? Thought-provoking, observant, and at times subversive, the artworks in this exhibition demonstrate the range and originality of modernist styles across Asia. Featuring artists from India, Pakistan, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and Japan, the exhibition will offer a view into the complexities of cultural identity, resistance, and transformation in these post-colonial nation-states.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"contemp-asian-art-exh","title":"Contemp Asian Art \u0026 Exh","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"2htnfp-ot1o64-u18fwk-m86xx3\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eContemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions: Connectivities and World-making (Asian Studies Series Monograph)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"2htnfp-ot1o64-u18fwk-m86xx3\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eby \u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Michelle+Antoinette\u0026amp;text=Michelle+Antoinette\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMichelle Antoinette\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Caroline+Turner\u0026amp;text=Caroline+Turner\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCaroline Turner\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"2htnfp-ot1o64-u18fwk-m86xx3\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume draws together essays by leading art experts observing the dramatic developments in Asian art and exhibitions in the last two decades. The authors explore new regional and global connections and new ways of understanding contemporary Asian art in the twenty-first century. The essays coalesce around four key themes: world-making; intra-Asian regional connections; art’s affective capacity in cross-cultural engagement; and Australia’s cultural connections with Asia. In exploring these themes, the essays adopt a diversity of approaches and encompass art history, art theory, visual culture and museum studies, as well as curatorial and artistic practice. With introductory and concluding essays by editors Michelle Antoinette and Caroline Turner this volume features contributions from key writers on the region and on contemporary art: Patrick D Flores, John Clark, Chaitanya Sambrani, Pat Hoffie, Charles Merewether, Marsha Meskimmon, Francis Maravillas, Oscar Ho, Alison Carroll and Jacqueline Lo. Richly illustrated with artworks by leading contemporary Asian artists, Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions: Connectivities and World-making will be essential reading for those interested in recent developments in contemporary Asian art, including students and scholars of art history, Asian studies, museum studies, visual and cultural studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRA","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":45489509302525,"sku":"18893","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/4741\/5805\/files\/718YOG2qGQL._SL1250.jpg?v=1727637828"},{"product_id":"haku-maki","title":"Haku Maki","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"titleblock_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"titleblock\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"titleblock\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"titleblock_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"143270575X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"snlm85-mq5mwe-pp1zxp-ltq2d3\" data-cel-widget=\"titleblock_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"aqqn4m-87s1d6-32fko0-7mqg4c\" data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Life and Works of Haku Maki\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productSubtitle\" class=\"a-size-medium a-color-secondary celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"jlc2mt-mm4eu2-7zu5g7-cvfwhn\" data-cel-widget=\"productSubtitle\"\u003ePaperback – May 9, 2007\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edp-feature-declaration\" data-edp-feature-name=\"title\" data-edp-asin=\"143270575X\" data-data-hash=\"2891737676\" data-defects='[{\"id\":\"defect-mismatch-info\",\"value\":\"Different from product\"},{\"id\":\"defect-missing-information\",\"value\":\"Missing information\"},{\"id\":\"defect-unessential-info\",\"value\":\"Unimportant information\"},{\"id\":\"defect-incorrect-information\",\"value\":\"Incorrect information\"},{\"id\":\"defect-other-productinfo-issue\",\"value\":\"Other\"}]' data-metadata=\"CATALOG\" data-feature-container-id=\"title\" data-custom-event-handler=\"productTitleEDPCustomEventHandler\" data-display-name=\"Product Name\" data-edit-data-state=\"productTitleEDPEditData\" data-position=\"1\" data-resolver=\"CQResolver\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bylineInfo\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"143270575X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"mych1b-9538zr-7nz07p-45ehzq\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eby \u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dr-Daniel-Tretiak\/e\/B001JS4P4O\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDr Daniel Tretiak\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-micro bylineHidden feature\" data-cel-widget=\"bylineInfo\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\" spacing=\"none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaku Maki (1924-2000) was a highly innovative Japanese printmaker of the second half of the 20th century. 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After the design settled and was carved, Maki used double-layered paper, raising the subject from the surface of the paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaki's oeuvre is characterized by clean, sharp images, whether done in black kanji on a white background or in a bright color against a dark background. His prints usually contain one outstanding object, whether kanji or a ceramic vessel or a persimmon. The viewerï¿1\/2s gaze is directed strictly to the subjectï¿1\/2the background is not allowed to distract.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaki's prints invariably have a modern look and feel to themï¿1\/2they fit in the early 21st century just as well as they did when they were first produced 20-30 years ago. Yet Maki's primary subjects are very traditional. His achievement was to rework and update the traditional, producing an image that delights and sometimes surprises the viewer as the old emerges, recognizable but new. 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