Abstract
The transformation of Chinese art theory from the classical to the modern takes place within the framework of multiple tensions between such elements as the inheritance and the innovation of traditional ideas, the introduction and reformation of Western resources, and the concerns and responses to the context of the times. The paper proposes that the connotation and features of the art theory in modern and contemporary China may be described with the help of the concept of modernity, as further analyses may be done at the disciplinary level on the logic of its development and on some micro issues. These examinations may help to form more historically sensible and reality based prospective judgment on the discipline of art in contemporary China.
First Page
14
Last Page
20
Recommended Citation
Li, Jian. 2014. "What Is Our Contemporary Art Theory." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 34, (3): pp.14-20. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol34/iss3/21
