Introduction:
ublished to coincide with the First Guangzhou Triennial (opened on November 18, 2002), this volume provides a systematic description and analysis of Chinese experimental art and cinema of the 90s, the subject of the Triennial. This volume consists of three parts: Part One provides an overview of 90s' Chinese cinema with seventeen scholarly essays on Chinese cinema and experimental art; Part Two is a catalogue of works by artists selected for the Triennial, studied under three large thematic sections centered on 'History and Reality', 'People and Environment', and 'Local and Global'; Part Three provides a complete chronology of important events and exhibitions and a detailed bibliography, including all publicly and privately published books and exhibition catalogue related to contemporary Chinese art. Brief biographical information of artists are included. With a preface by Huang Huangsheng (Director of Guangdong Museum of Art).