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- Liu Kang: Essays on Art and Culture
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- 2011
- Published by: National Gallery Singapore
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Liu Kang: Essays on Art and Culture is a testament to the inexorable passion of an artist who knew no boundaries. This collection of essays, which Liu Kang wrote over 44 years, offers an insight into the artist’s myriad interests as well as his contributions as a first generation Nanyang artist and art educator. Translated into English for this volume, Liu Kang’s essays are accompanied by commentaries and photographs of the artist-author and his subjects.
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- Copyright, Title Page
- pp. 2-3
- Editorial Note
- p. 9
- Essays from 1937 to 1950
- The Voice of the Motherland
- pp. 21-23
- Wen Hsi and His Art
- pp. 24-25
- A Self-Sufficient Revival
- pp. 26-27
- Commemorative Post-War Art Festival
- pp. 28-30
- Sunyee and Her Art
- pp. 31-32
- The Arts and Life
- pp. 33-40
- The Strength of Chinese Culture
- pp. 41-44
- Essays from 1951 to 1960
- Trip to Bali
- pp. 57-62
- In Memory of Huang Binhong
- pp. 63-64
- Essays from 1961 to 1980
- About Xu Beihong [Excerpt]
- pp. 97-98
- Applied Arts and the Future of Our Country
- pp. 105-106
- Chi Wei in the Last Ten Years
- pp. 107-110
- Fu Lei and Fu Ts'ong
- pp. 137-150
- Music and Painting
- pp. 151-166
- The Definition of an Intellectual
- pp. 167-168
- Liu Haisu and Contemporary Chinese Art
- pp. 169-179
- Chen Jen Hao: Artist and Teacher
- pp. 195-199
- I Love India
- pp. 212-213
- Medical Science and Art
- pp. 214-217
- Modern French Ballet
- pp. 218-221
- Woodblock Painting: Re-creating Art
- pp. 224-225
- Lien Shih Sheng: A Close Friend
- pp. 226-231
- Minor Paintings
- pp. 232-235
- Chua Soo Pong: As He Is
- pp. 236-238
- The Eleventh National Day Art Exhibition
- pp. 239-241
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ISBN
9789811419614
MARC Record
OCLC
1369263261
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2023-02-15
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND
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