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Informationen zum Autor Tiziana Andina is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Labont Center for Ontology at the University of Turin, Italy. She is co-editor of the Brill Research Perspectives in Art and Law series and of the Bloomsbury Aesthetics and Contemporary Art series. Erica Onnis is a PhD student in theoretical philosophy at the University of Turin, Italy (FINO Consortium), where, since 2015, she is a member of the Labont – Center for Ontology. Since 2017, she is seminar lecturer and teaching assistant in Theoretical Philosophy. Her research interests lie in metaphysics, philosophy of science, and Chinese language and philosophy. Klappentext Wang Guangyi, one of the stars of the new wave of Chinese art, has artistically addressed major philosophical trends in Western philosophy while drawing on Taoism, Marxism and Maoism. By bringing together a team of experts in the philosophy of art to discuss his work, The Philosophy and Art of Wang Guangyi presents the first philosophical exploration of Wang's art, his thought and his analysis of Chinese society. From his use of words in images to his reference to the classics of Western painting, contributors set Wang's work against key questions in contemporary art. As well as answering what makes the language of pop art successful, they examine whether art and its history have come to an end, as Hegel posited, and if it is possible or even necessary to rework a new narrative for the history of contemporary art. The Philosophy and Art of Wang Guangyi marks an important contribution to understanding the background, work and ideas of a 21st-century political artist outside the West. Zusammenfassung Wang Guangyi, one of the stars of the new wave of Chinese art, has artistically addressed major philosophical trends in Western philosophy while drawing on Taoism, Marxism and Maoism. By bringing together a team of experts in the philosophy of art to discuss his work, The Philosophy and Art of Wang Guangyi presents the first philosophical exploration of Wang's art, his thought and his analysis of Chinese society. From his use of words in images to his reference to the classics of Western painting, contributors set Wang's work against key questions in contemporary art. As well as answering what makes the language of pop art successful, they examine whether art and its history have come to an end, as Hegel posited, and if it is possible or even necessary to rework a new narrative for the history of contemporary art. The Philosophy and Art of Wang Guangyi marks an important contribution to understanding the background, work and ideas of a 21st-century political artist outside the West. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Chinese Contemporary Art: Between Deconstruction and Construction, Tiziana Andina and Erica Onnis 1. Defining the Human and Humanizing the Divine Gratings, Barriers and Boundaries. Wang Guangyi’s Transcendental Painting, Luca Illetterati Wang Guangyi. Popular Study on Anthropology, Demetrio Paparoni 2. Duplicating the Scene Wang Guangyi’s “Material Spirit”: a Religion Embodied in Art, Tiziana Andina The Tears of Pictures. Duplication and Inflection in Wang Guangyi’s Oeuvre, Enrico Terrone 3. Bridging the Cultural Divide Through Pop On the Meanings of Propaganda, Erica Onnis A Critique of Wang Guangyi’s “Great Criticism: Coca Cola”, Xian Zhou 4. Words and Images: Two Instruments to Describe the World Wang Guangyi and the Culture of the Cover: on Contemporary Pop Art and Political Theology, Babette Babich The Globalist Dimension of Art. Wang Guangyi and Transculturalism, Davide Dal Sasso 5. Erasing the Emotions Grief and the Power of the Mind, Carola Barbero Thinking with Idols. A Conversation with Wang Guangyi , ...
