Actually this is a pretty common nonsense from foreigners who don't understand modern Chinese culture. There are basically two rules they bring to Chinese art with which they insist Chinese artists must comply. One is that their work must be recognizably "oriental" in a way...
...that fits into the stereotypes of Chinese culture with which they are most familiar. The other is that is must be fiercely anti-establishment in the same way American and European artists sometimes are. This article clearly fits the former.
In fact urban youth culture in...
In fact urban youth culture in...
...China has exploded in the past two decades, and because young Chinese have undergone a social transformation unprecedented in history, it has become among the most exciting around. In fact there is a huge amount of interest in Chinese music from...
...artists in NY, California, London, Berlin and Melbourne, even if foreign critics don’t always get it.
The problem for foreign critics is that whether they like it or not, Chinese youth culture will be whatever young Chinese artists decide it is, and what they are most...
The problem for foreign critics is that whether they like it or not, Chinese youth culture will be whatever young Chinese artists decide it is, and what they are most...
...interested in is making sense of the ferocious social transformations that took place during their lives and how that has affected them, and because their lives are so online, urban, chaotic and noisy, that is reflected in their approach to art. In fact, given all that has...
...happened in China in the past 50 years, Chinese artists are even less familiar with the oriental stereotypes than we are, and a lot less interested.
Josh Feola and I wrote about this many years ago:
observer.com/2015/12/noise-…
Josh Feola and I wrote about this many years ago:
observer.com/2015/12/noise-…
