In this article the issue of the creative activities of young artists from Russia and China representing the new generation of the 21st century is emphasized in historiography for the first time. The analysis is based on the material, produced during a collaborative project which began in 2015. The project in question features both cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural approaches, that are essential for liberal education. For the first time in world culture, a history of one cultural space is being formed. In this space a new generation, which emphasizes its own identity, is acting, while challenging, feeling and recognizing its own 21st century. A renowned Professor of Peking University and art historian Peng Feng, contributes to a dialogue between Russian and Chinese artists regarding the nature of the modern Chinese art. Refs 19.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-435
Number of pages13
JournalVestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta, Iskusstvovedenie
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

    Scopus subject areas

  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts
  • History
  • Music
  • Conservation

    Research areas

  • China, Contemporary art, Cultural space, Generation, Liberation, Russia

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