{"title":"Wu Hung","description":"\u003cp\u003eWu Hung’s works offer a profound exploration of \u003cstrong\u003eChinese art and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, deftly intertwining historical insight with critical analysis. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eContemporary Chinese Art: A History\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Allure of Matter\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminate the evolution of artistic expression and its cultural resonance within China’s dynamic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a rich blend of visual scholarship and thoughtful commentary, where tradition meets contemporary critique. Through his nuanced examination, Wu Hung invites a deeper understanding of \u003cstrong\u003earts and cultural narratives\u003c\/strong\u003e that shape both past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-full-length-mirror-by-wu-hung-9781789146103","title":"The Full-Length Mirror","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells two stories about the full-length mirror. One story, through time and space, crisscrosses the globe to introduce a broad range of historical actors: kings and slaves, artists and writers, merchants and craftsmen, courtesans and commoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe other story explores the connections between object, painting, and photography, with the full-length mirror providing a new perspective on historical artefacts and their images in art and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Full-Length Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e represents a new kind of global art history in which 'global' is understood in terms of both geography and visual medium. It is a history encompassing Europe, Asia, and North America, spanning over two millennia from the fourth century BCE to the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs has been the case with the numerous other books Wu Hung has offered us, \u003ci\u003eThe Full-Length Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant work that aptly displays his original ideas, lucid writing, and unparalleled erudition: no full-length mirror will ever be large enough to reflect the towering presence and shadow he has marked on art history and Sinology.\u003c\/strong\u003e — J. P. 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