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Beijing 798: Reflections on Art, Architecture and Society in China

by Neville Mars, Huang Rui, Eric Eckholm
RM55.43 MYR Now RM33.11 MYR Save 40% more
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Visual journey through Beijing's cultural metamorphosis.

If you're intrigued by the transformation of spaces and societies, then "Beijing 798: Reflections on Art, Architecture and Society in China" offers a tangible illustration of change. It juxtaposes vintage monochrome photographs with vibrant modern images, representing China's journey from an industrial hub to a dynamic cultural nucleus. Witness through this bilingual collection how the vestiges of a revolutionary past pave the way for contemporary creative expressions, making it more than just a book—it's a time capsule.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Beijing 798: Reflections on Art, Architecture and Society in China

by Neville Mars, Huang Rui, Eric Eckholm
RM55.43 MYR Now RM33.11 MYR Save 40% more
ISBN: 9789889726232
Authors: Neville Mars, Huang Rui, Eric Eckholm
Publisher: Timezone 8 and Thinking Hands
Date of Publication: 2005-07-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Sociology, Art
Related Topics: Microhistory, Architecture, Art History, History, Photography, Social Issues, Art and Photography, Design
Goodreads rating: 3.44
(rated by 9 readers)

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Bilingual: English and Chinese.双语：英文和中文。"Beijing 798" is a study in contrast--one location, two milieu, fifty years apart. Reflecting on art, architecture, and society, the images and texts in this book offer a microcosm of the radical social and cultural changes that have swept through Beijing (and for that matter China) over the last 50 years. East German-designed military factory turned contemporary art and culture center, Beijing 798 is captured in 200 vintage black and white images of the industrial space and its programs at the height of the revolutionary milieu of the 1950s, and also through an equal number of color photographs of a radically different milieu--50 years later in the present. In the contrasting images of the past--model workers, "Great Leap Forward" parades, East German state visits, "Big Character Posters"--and today's images--contemporary art exhibitions, rock and roll concerts, artist studios, galleries, and restaurants--this book bears witness to the birth and becoming of China's new society without losing sight of its past. This unique compilation also brings together texts by top writers in the field of art, architecture, and society, as well as two architectural visions for Beijing 798 as seen by the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the School of Architecture within the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.Essays by Wu Hung, Eliot Kiang, Eric Eckholm, Neville Mars, Karon Morono-Kiang, Jonathan Napack, Luo Peilin and Richard Vine.
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Visual journey through Beijing's cultural metamorphosis.

If you're intrigued by the transformation of spaces and societies, then "Beijing 798: Reflections on Art, Architecture and Society in China" offers a tangible illustration of change. It juxtaposes vintage monochrome photographs with vibrant modern images, representing China's journey from an industrial hub to a dynamic cultural nucleus. Witness through this bilingual collection how the vestiges of a revolutionary past pave the way for contemporary creative expressions, making it more than just a book—it's a time capsule.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.