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On Time: Contemporary Video Art from China

Larson, Ellen (2022) On Time: Contemporary Video Art from China. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

It is largely accepted that contemporary Chinese video art first emerged in 1988. While visual artists in many parts of the world have turned to video as their major medium during the past three decades, distinctive forms of video art have emerged in China, becoming an important tendency within the burgeoning of contemporary art in that country. The following dissertation “On Time: Contemporary Video Art from China” centers upon the development of distinct Chinese temporalities, or Time Zones, shaped by ongoing socio-economic development and urban transformation since the establishment of the PRC in 1949 through the present. Emphasis is placed on video artists from China whose work and engagement with temporalities is deeply entangled with place-based particularities, transnational networks of connection, and profound globalizing ecological change. This dissertation will show that the emergence and maturation of video has been prompted by new ways of experiencing time within contemporary Chinese society. The following text centers upon the development of distinct temporalities within three regional “zones”: the Pearl River Delta, The Yangzi River region, and the industrial north. I am highlighting these areas as shaped by ongoing socio-economic development and urban transformation since the establishment of the PRC in 1949 through to the present.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Larson, Ellenellenlarson@pitt.edueml95@pitt.edu
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee CoChairGao, Mingluminglu@pitt.edu
Committee CoChairSmith, Terrytes2@pitt.edu
Committee MemberMcCloskey, Barbarabarbara.mccloskey@pitt.edu
Committee MemberMcCoy, Michellemmm245@pitt.edu
Committee MemberQian, Kunqiankun@pitt.edu
Date: 12 October 2022
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 24 March 2022
Approval Date: 12 October 2022
Submission Date: 6 June 2022
Access Restriction: 2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years.
Number of Pages: 211
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History of Art and Architecture
Degree: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Doctoral Dissertation
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: China, video art, temporalities, contemporary Chinese art
Date Deposited: 12 Oct 2022 14:55
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2022 14:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/43097

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