Wang Guangyi, one of the stars of the new wave of Chinese art, has addressed major philosophical trends in Western philosophy while drawing on Taoism, Marxism, and Maoism. Bringing together a team of experts in the philosophy of art, this book presents the first philosophical exploration of Wang's art, thought, and analysis of Chinese society.
From his use of words in images to his reference to the classics of Western painting, contributors set Wang's works against key questions in contemporary art and make an important contribution to understanding the background and ideas of a 21st-century political artist outside the West.