{"product_id":"re-made-in-china-material-dis-connections-art-and-creative-reuse-9783111331478","title":"(Re)Made in China: Material (Dis)Connections, Art, and Creative Reuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anna Grasskamp\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - European - Baroque \u0026amp; Rococo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reuse and recycling of materials that were made in China has a short\u003cbr\u003e history in the daily activities of private households worldwide, but a \u003cbr\u003elong history in art, craft, and design. Focusing on the practices of \u003cbr\u003eartists, craftspeople, and designers, and their re-evaluation of \u003cbr\u003eunwanted, pre-used, and discarded materials, this volume presents new \u003cbr\u003eresearch on material culture from China, one of the world's leading \u003cbr\u003ewaste-receiving and waste-producing countries, in a global context. \u003cbr\u003eThrough the lens of an ecocritical history of art, craft, and design, it\u003cbr\u003e studies creative engagements with matter related to aspects of \u003cbr\u003e(dis)connectivity, considering how the meanings and values attributed to\u003cbr\u003e objects and raw materials can change radically as they travel across \u003cbr\u003ehistorical and cultural divides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A captivating account of \u003cbr\u003ethe cycles of use, waste and reinvention that animate modern and \u003cbr\u003econtemporary China. The authors capture the dexterity of artists and \u003cbr\u003ecraftspeople who imagine, picture, signify, fashion and terraform the \u003cbr\u003eaesthetic dimension. With vivid detail, the chapters highlight the \u003cbr\u003eingenuity of Chinese material culture in the complexity of its global \u003cbr\u003ecirculation and planetary transformation. \u003cem\u003e(Re)Made\u003c\/em\u003e is a necessary volume for anyone seeking to inform their perspective of China's impact on today's political ecologies.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmanda Boetzkes, author of \u003cem\u003ePlastic Capitalism: Contemporary Art and the Drive to Waste\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47887715303575,"sku":"9783111331478","price":5339.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783111331478.webp?v=1781160894","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/re-made-in-china-material-dis-connections-art-and-creative-reuse-9783111331478","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}