{"product_id":"forthcoming-vocabulary-consciousness-yi-shi-and-art","title":"[FORTHCOMING] Vocabulary, Consciousness (yi shi), and Art","description":"\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"spacer spacer--padding--a--s\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"spacer spacer--padding--t--xl spacer--padding--t-m--m\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"wysiwyg typo--s\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVocabulary, Consciousness (yi shi), and Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecenters on Xu Tan’s long-term project\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeywords\u003c\/em\u003e, initiated in 2005. Evolving through phases such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearching for Keywords\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeywords School\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeywords Laboratory\u003c\/em\u003e, the project takes language as both method and medium to explore how contemporary Chinese society articulates consciousness, values, and cultural identity through everyday speech. By engaging in dialogues with participants from diverse social backgrounds, Xu Tan transforms linguistic encounters into a conceptual art practice that simultaneously constitutes a form of social inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the core of this volume is the 2011 exhibition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePossible Vocabulary Games\u003c\/em\u003e, positioned within the broader trajectory of the project. The book documents that exhibition while also gathering critical reflections on it.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVocabulary, Consciousness (yi shi), and Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides a case study for contemporary art history and offers firsthand material for oral histories, intellectual histories, and cultural studies, highlighting art’s role as a bridge between academic inquiry and social reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"meta\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"spacer spacer--padding--a--s\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-f25e74ba=\"\" class=\"wysiwyg typo--s\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Wang Jing\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Wu Hung\u003cbr\u003eTexts by Feng Sha, Cheung Chi-Pui, Hu Fang, Xu Tan, Yan Zhou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese \/ English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mousse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42942505451591,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/9091\/4631\/files\/vocabularyconsciousness_yishi_andart_1000px.jpg?v=1783575388","url":"https:\/\/perimeterdistribution.com\/products\/forthcoming-vocabulary-consciousness-yi-shi-and-art","provider":"Perimeter Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}