A continuation of Modern Chinese History of Art: 1979-1989, the present book examines the development of art in China during the 1990s, against the background of rapid modernisation of the country and the influence of globalisation in culture and the arts. Representative movements such as 'New Generation Art', 'Cynical Realism', 'Political Pop', 'Gaudy Art' and conceptual art are examined as well as landmark events in the history of contemporary Chinese art, for example, The First 1990's Biennial Art Fair Guangzhou and China's New Art, Post-1989.
Bibliographical references and a chronology of events are included in the back. While the majority of the text in this volume is in simplifed Chinese, English and French translations of the introduction and conclusion are provided.