Kaikodo Journal VI October 1997

The Flowering Field

Corresponding to the exhibition held jointly with Luen Chai Gallery, Hong Kong, between October 18 and 31, 1997 in New York and between November 11 and 14, 1997 in Hong Kong. 58 contemporary Chinese painters each represented in the catalogue by a single work (58 color plates). Preface by Howard Rogers. Foreword by Kaiyuen Ng. 177 pages.

Includes the essays:
Kao Mayching:
    “A Return to Tradition, the Return of Individuality—The New Wave in Contemporary Chinese Painting”
Arnold Chang:
    “Shadow Skeletons and New Realities—Guohua and Cultural Identity”
Howard Rogers:
    “Chinese Painting After the End of Art”

This issue of journal corresponds to the ground-breaking exhibition in which 58 artists working in traditional Chinese media participated, making it a truly international exhibition. Mr. Ng and his staff provided biographical information on the artists and transcriptions of seals and inscriptions. The essays attempt to illumine the historical, psychological and aesthetic contexts and issues in which this multitude of artists created their works in which we view them today.