![]() | History of Japanese Art After 1945 : Institutions, Discourse, Practice Englishedition of key essays on Japanese art history TheEnglish edition first discusses the formation and evolution of Japanesecontemporary art from 1945 to the late 1970s, subsequently deals with the rise ofthe fine-art museum from the late 1970s to the 1990s, and concludes with anoverview of contemporary Japaneseart dating from the 1990s to the 2010s. Thesethree parts are preceded by a new introduction that contextualizes both theoriginal Japanese and the English editions and introduces the reader to the emergenceof the concept of art ( bijutsu ) in modern Japan. This English-language edition providesvaluable reading material that offers a deeper insight into contemporaryJapanese art. With anintroduction by Kajiya Kenji. Contributors:Kitazawa Noriaki (editor), Mori Hitoshi (editor), Sato Doushin (editor), TomKain (translation editor), Alice Kiwako Ashiwa (translator), Kenneth Masaki Shima (translator), Ariel Acosta(translator), and Sara Sumpter (translator) Translated from the original Japaneseedition published with Tokyo Bijutsu, 2014 In cooperation with Art Platform Japan / The Agency for CulturalAffairs, Government of Japan |
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