{"product_id":"remade-in-china-material-disconnections-art-and-creative-reuse-paperback","title":"(Re)Made in China: Material (Dis)Connections, Art, and Creative Reuse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Grasskamp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reuse and recycling of materials that were made in China has a short\u003cbr\u003e history in the daily activities of private households worldwide, but a \u003cbr\u003elong history in art, craft, and design. Focusing on the practices of \u003cbr\u003eartists, craftspeople, and designers, and their re-evaluation of \u003cbr\u003eunwanted, pre-used, and discarded materials, this volume presents new \u003cbr\u003eresearch on material culture from China, one of the world's leading \u003cbr\u003ewaste-receiving and waste-producing countries, in a global context. \u003cbr\u003eThrough the lens of an ecocritical history of art, craft, and design, it\u003cbr\u003e studies creative engagements with matter related to aspects of \u003cbr\u003e(dis)connectivity, considering how the meanings and values attributed to\u003cbr\u003e objects and raw materials can change radically as they travel across \u003cbr\u003ehistorical and cultural divides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A captivating account of \u003cbr\u003ethe cycles of use, waste and reinvention that animate modern and \u003cbr\u003econtemporary China. The authors capture the dexterity of artists and \u003cbr\u003ecraftspeople who imagine, picture, signify, fashion and terraform the \u003cbr\u003eaesthetic dimension. With vivid detail, the chapters highlight the \u003cbr\u003eingenuity of Chinese material culture in the complexity of its global \u003cbr\u003ecirculation and planetary transformation. \u003cem\u003e(Re)Made\u003c\/em\u003e is a necessary volume for anyone seeking to inform their perspective of China's impact on today's political ecologies.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmanda Boetzkes, author of \u003cem\u003ePlastic Capitalism: Contemporary Art and the Drive to Waste\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Grasskamp, \u003c\/strong\u003e Professor of Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Oslo. Her publications include among others \u003cem\u003eObjects in Frames: Displaying Foreign Collectibles in Early Modern China and Europe\u003c\/em\u003e (2019; second edition 2022), and \u003cem\u003eArt and Ocean Objects of Early Modern Eurasia: Shells, Bodies, and Materiality (\u003c\/em\u003e2021). In 2024, she curated the exhibition The \u003cem\u003eArt of Upcycling: Contemporary Jewelry from Hong Kong\u003c\/em\u003e at the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig. She is currently leading a five-year research project, \u003cem\u003eAn Ecological History of Eurasian Art: Natural Resources, Aesthetic Practices, and Early Modern Globalization\u003c\/em\u003e, funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.4 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403950604509,"sku":"9783111331478","price":62.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/GVzl7SkowZ9783111331478.webp?v=1771106959","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/remade-in-china-material-disconnections-art-and-creative-reuse-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}