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History of Japanese Art after 1945 : Institutions, Discourse, Practice, PDF eBook

History of Japanese Art after 1945 : Institutions, Discourse, Practice PDF

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Englishedition of key essays on Japanese art history
History of Japanese Art after 1945 surveys the development of art in Japan since WWII. The original Japanese work,which has become essential reading for those with an interest in modern and contemporaryJapanese art and is a foundational resource for students and researchers, spansa period of 150 years, from the 1850s to the 2010s. Each chapter is dedicatedto a specific period and written by a specialist.

TheEnglish edition first discusses the formation and evolution of Japanesecontemporary art from 1945 to the late 1970s, subsequently deals with the rise ofthe fine-art museum from the late 1970s to the 1990s, and concludes with anoverview of contemporary Japaneseart dating from the 1990s to the 2010s.

Thesethree parts are preceded by a new introduction that contextualizes both theoriginal Japanese and the English editions and introduces the reader to the emergenceof the concept of art (bijutsu) in modern Japan. This English-language edition providesvaluable reading material that offers a deeper insight into contemporaryJapanese art.

With anintroduction by Kajiya Kenji.

Contributors:Kitazawa Noriaki (editor), Mori Hitoshi (editor), Sato Doushin (editor), TomKain (translation editor), Alice Kiwako Ashiwa (translator), Kenneth Masaki Shima (translator), Ariel Acosta(translator), and Sara Sumpter (translator)

Translated from the original Japaneseedition published with Tokyo Bijutsu, 2014

In cooperation with Art Platform Japan / The Agency for CulturalAffairs, Government of Japan
Art Platform Japan is an initiative by the Agencyfor Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, to maintain the sustainabledevelopment of the contemporary art scene in Japan.


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