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Product Identifiers
PublisherACC Children's Classics
ISBN-101788842901
ISBN-139781788842907
eBay Product ID (ePID)12072428853
Product Key Features
Book TitleAlways, Owned by What We Own
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / Chinese, Individual Artists / General, Criticism & Theory
Publication Year2025
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorWang Jianwei
Book SeriesChina Culture Perspectives Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal709.2
Table Of ContentChapter 1: COUNTERPART IS OMNIPRESENT * Asymmetry * Mang Zhong (Grain in Ear) * It and Them Chapter 2: ALWAYS, NOT COMPLETELY * A Case of Intensification * Saw Them Before I Did * Reality and 'Reality' * Not Everything Used Leaves a Trace * Larger Than the Part 'Useful' to Me Chapter 3: THE CAUSE AND THE EFFECT OF DENSENESS * OSB * 'Draft' * Normal Choice Chapter 4: SWALLOW AND DISCHARGE * All Are Ingredients * Those With Shells * What is Disturbing Me, Making Me Restless Chapter 5: DEEP IN TIME * Ancestor * Flat * Too Much or Too Little * Staggering Along Chapter 6: ONCE SEEN, THEN IT'S NOT JUST ME * Machine-guided * Tangle * Metaphor Chapter 7: STICKY * Foreign Substance * Unnatural * Animals
SynopsisCelebrated Chinese artist Wang Jianwei takes the reader on a philosophical journey through his creative practice. Featuring over 30 color photographs of his work and studio, celebrated Chinese artist Wang Jianwei takes us on a journey that goes behind the scenes of our materialistic world bound by rigid, socially acceptable 'norms', and introduces us to the beauty and usefulness of the seemingly banal. As the reader accompanies Wang through his contemplation of speculative realism and object-oriented ontology, we learn how he integrates his thinking into his creative practice. His philosophical musings turn our worldview of human-object and object-object relations on their head, as he positions humans and objects on an equal footing. By revealing the intrinsic value of an object and refusing to define it by a single meaning, Wang fills the materials and objects that surround him with infinite potential. A fascinating and thought-provoking book that opens up the realms of the ordinary., - Celebrated Chinese artist Wang Jianwei reveals his thinking behind his work - Over 30 color photographs of Wang's work and studio - A fascinating and thought-provoking book that opens up the realms of the ordinary - Wang's artwork has appeared at art fairs and exhibitions worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, and the 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Sydney Featuring over 30 color photographs of his work and studio, celebrated Chinese artist Wang Jianwei takes us on a journey that goes behind the scenes of our materialistic world bound by rigid, socially acceptable 'norms', and introduces us to the beauty and usefulness of the seemingly banal. As the reader accompanies Wang through his contemplation of speculative realism and object-oriented ontology, we learn how he integrates his thinking into his creative practice. His philosophical musings turn our worldview of human-object and object-object relations on their head, as he positions humans and objects on an equal footing. By revealing the intrinsic value of an object and refusing to define it by a single meaning, Wang fills the materials and objects that surround him with infinite potential. A fascinating and thought-provoking book that opens up the realms of the ordinary.
