'Avant-garde' Art Groups in China, 1979-1989

""'Avant-Garde' Art Groups in China, 1979-1989 "is one of the most thought-provoking books on the subject of contemporary Chinese art. It addresses head-on the problematic identity and cultural politics of contemporary Chinese art in the late 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, it gives reader unfamiliar with the field a theoretically sophisticated introduction. A must-read even for those already familiar with pressing issues related to globalization and contemporary art in general."--Jason C. Kuo, University of Maryland, College Park