This seminar will explore the dynamic history of contemporary Chinese art exhibitions and curatorial culture from the 1980s to the present. Through case studies of pivotal exhibitions held in China and internationally, seminar participants will examine curatorial positions and strategies, associated writing modes and art historiography, and critical and public reception of contemporary Chinese art and artists during an era of experimentation and global emergence.
5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)
This seminar will explore the dynamic history of contemporary Chinese art exhibitions and curatorial culture from the 1980s to the present. Through case studies of pivotal exhibitions held in China and internationally, seminar participants will examine curatorial positions and strategies, associated writing modes and art historiography, and critical and public reception of contemporary Chinese art and artists during an era of experimentation and global emergence.
Offered in Autumn 2025 at Stanford University.