The processes of contemporary art in China and the Russian-Chinese University humanities project in St. Petersburg (2016–2017)

Authors

  • Peng Feng Peking University
  • Tatiana S. Yurieva Saint Petersburg State University
  • Grigorii L. Tulchinskii Saint Petersburg State University; National Research University “Higher School of Economics”,
  • Ekaterina Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova Saint Petersburg State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu15.2017.404

Abstract

In this article the issue of the creative activities of young artists from Russia and China representing the new generation of the 21st century is emphasized in historiography for the first time. The analysis is based on the material, produced during a collaborative project which began in 2015. The project in question features both cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural approaches, that are essential for liberal education. For the first time in world culture, a history of one cultural space is being formed. In this space a new generation, which emphasizes its own identity, is acting, while challenging, feeling and recognizing its own 21st century. A renowned Professor of Peking University and art historian Peng Feng, contributes to a dialogue between Russian and Chinese artists regarding the nature of the modern Chinese art.

Keywords:

Russia, China, contemporary art, liberation, generation, cultural space

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Author Biographies

Peng Feng, Peking University

professor of the School of Arts at the Peking University

Tatiana S. Yurieva, Saint Petersburg State University

Dr. Habil.

Grigorii L. Tulchinskii, Saint Petersburg State University; National Research University “Higher School of Economics”,

Dr. Habil.

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Published

2017-10-18

How to Cite

Feng, P., Yurieva, T. S. ., Tulchinskii, G. L., & Staniukovich-Denisova, E. I. . (2017). The processes of contemporary art in China and the Russian-Chinese University humanities project in St. Petersburg (2016–2017). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Arts, 7(4), 423–435. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu15.2017.404

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Visual arts

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