American art in Asia: artistic praxis and theoretical divergence

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Figures Contributors Acknowledgments 1. American Art as Cultural Hegemony: 1945-1989 Introduction American Art in the Practice of Artists from Asia Abstract Expressionism in Asia: Cold War Hegemony Learning about Asia in American Art: Refugees and Immigration Artists from the United States, ca. 1989: Cultural Hegemony in Asia Conclusion Notes Part I: Post-War American Art in Postcolonial Asia 2. Leaving Yourself Behind: Bourke-White, Zarina, and the Partition of British India Fusing Histories Margaret Bourke-White Zarina Conclusion Notes 3. What Can Ad Reinhardt Teach Us About Asian Art? Notes 4. Painting as Information: The Reception of Abstract Expressionism in Japan Introduction Reproductions and Translations, 1945-1950 Takiguchi Shūzō and the First Show of Abstract Expressionist Paintings, 1951 Avant-Garde Calligraphers' Interest, the 1950s Post-Occupation Era Informel Whirlwind Impact of the New American Painting Show Two Decades of American Painting Conclusion Notes 5. Minimalism: A View from Singapore Introduction Decentering Minimalism Minimalism in Asia Asian Artists Abroad: New York and London Buddhist Influence Conclusion Notes Part II: American Artists in Asia Today 6. The (im)Possibilities of Cultural Collectivity: American Artist in Setouchi Introduction: Intercultural Encounters Hope Shattered Collective Dreams im/Possibility Conclusion: Durational Dancing Notes 7. Rare Earth Image Bank: Extraction Geology and Stock Photos, from Wyoming to Inner Mongolia Baotou, Rare Earth Capital of the World Stock Photography and Image Banks Rare Earth Stock Photography Notes 8. Interstates and Inner States: Howard Henry Chen Third Time Is the Charm: Journey to the West Inter-States: Celine, Behind the Sun Wah Building Codex: Mise-en-Scene | Mise-en-Place What To Do With Rage and Rapture? Notes Part III: Locating Asia in American Art 9. Mapping Lee Mingwei's Transnational Art Practice Situating Lee Mingwei Sonic Blossom in Washington, DC Screen Space: Invitation for Dawn From Burma to New York: Our Labyrinth Conclusion Notes 10. American War in Việt Nam: We Are Besides Ourselves Notes 11. America in China: Cross-cultural Confluences in Contemporary American Art New Dialogues Second Wave Notes Part IV: Connecting Asia and the Americas in the Global South 12. Buying and Selling American Taste: Pop Art and the Inscription of Violence as Artistic Strategy in Colombia 1960s-1970s: Mass Media as Consumption of Taste 1980s-Present: Desacralized Images and Commodified Landscapes Conclusion Notes 13. Considering Dhaka Art Summit from a CHamoru Perspective: A Walk Through its Institutional History Language Climate Change Guam: Considering a Context Through a Different Lens Conclusion Notes 14. The Artpologists: Rethinking Food Justice in Central Asia "A Challenging Location" "A Perfect Place" Restaurant as an Installation Querying Slow Food Notes 15. Points of Intersection: Realigning Future Art Histories Exhibiting American Art Overseas American Artists in Asia Asian Artists in America Realigning Future Narratives between America and Asia Notes Index