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Yue Minjun Hardcover – May 1, 2013

by François Jullien (Author), Ouyang Jianghe (Author)

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A major monograph on the work of this influential Chinese artist that brings together his most iconic paintings, his major sculptures, and more than 100 drawings

Born in 1962 in the city of Daqing in Heilongjiang Province in China, Yue Minjun is an icon of contemporary Chinese painting. Considered one of the protagonists of “Cynical Realism,” an art movement that emerged after the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989, he began developing his own distinctive iconography in the 1990s, which combines pictorial and historial references.

Yue Minjun’s paintings are immediately recognizable: they are painted in bright colors on large canvases and peopled almost exclusively by laughing male figures, all which are self-portraits either presented as a single figure or replicated over and over again to form a battalion of grinning frozen-faced clones. These figures appear in grotesque poses or in mock execution scenes, creating an atmosphere of tension that oscillates between the lighthearted and the outrageous, the mundane and the excessive, offering an often implicit parody of contemporary Chinese society.

150 illustrations in color and black and white

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240 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Thames & Hudson
Publication date

May 1, 2013
Dimensions

9.5 x 1.2 x 11.6 inches
ISBN-10

0500970483
ISBN-13

978-0500970485
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"A detailed retrospective and a refreshing portrait of his career. . . . This definitive collection of Minjun’s work is essential for scholars of contemporary Chinese art."
― Publishers Weekly

"[A] visually arresting compendium."
― Cool Hunting

"An impressive catalog. Recommended."
― Library Journal

About the Author

François Jullien is a French philosopher and sinologist.

Ouyang Jianghe is a Chinese critic and poet.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; Bilingual edition (May 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500970483
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500970485
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 1.2 x 11.6 inches

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BuffyTop Contributor: Board Games

Good but could have been better

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2013

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If you're a fan of Yue Minjun's artwork than this is an essential book. It's the only retrospective available on the artist so unfortunately there is no other choice so it's a must buy. What's in the book is fine. There are in-depth essays, a section on sketches, and section on paintings. The paintings are reproduced nicely and in full color but there are not nearly enough paintings shown for a retrospective monograph. I would have preferred far shorter essays and could have sacrificed the sketchbook section for more volume in the paintings section especially since this is probably the only book we'll see on the artist as he is still primarily of interest to the Chinese art world moreso than in the U.S. But since this is the only retrospective on the artist it is recommended.

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Rick of Santa Fe

Great book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 7, 2017

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Great book.

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Andrea Gatopoulos

Costoso e scarno

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on April 22, 2016

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Il catalogo è molto costoso (nella media degli altri) ma al contempo scarno. Non sono presenti tutte le opere dell'artista. Il percorso critico è insufficiente. Buono il design, il libro è molto bello esteticamente.

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sh

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 20, 2016

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supposed to be a nice book but never received it.

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