Facing China is an exploration of the portrait arts in China from the dynastic to the modern and contemporary, in painting, sculpture, photography and video. The book focuses on truth and memory in the portraiture process, from encounters between subject, portrait and artist, to broader familial, social and political arenas. It also examines the influence of location on portrait production, reception and display, from tombs, ancestral shrines, temples, gardens, and palace halls to public and private spaces. Featuring 150 fine illustrations, with 100 in colour, Facing China has much to say to specialists in the field as well as general readers interested in Chinese art.

About the Author
Richard Vinograd is Christensen Fund Professor in Asian Art in the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of many books including Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang (2018).


Book Information
ISBN 9781789145328
Author Richard Vinograd
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publisher Reaktion Books