MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART - University of Sydney

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INTRODUCTORY NOTES:
This is a teaching and initial research bibliography which has been established over a number of years
with Australian students who have no access to vernacular language materials in mind. For deep
research, vernacular language speaking and reading ability is necessary, but this bibliography may
also be useful for initial research by those without linguistic access to the art writings of the
cultures concerned. It is usually updated every other year, depending on particular interests and
available resources. Since this work originates as a personal teaching bibliography for different
courses which naturally include frequent reference to my own works, I include lists of these at
three places. The bibliography is available as a PDF file via the website of the Department of Art
History and Film at:
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/arthistory/index.php?page=staff&id=johclark
Please contact the author at arthistory.enquiries@arts.usyd.edu.au or at ja.clark@.usyd.edu.au with any
notable omissions or additions. It is desirable for speed and accuracy of updating if you can do
so with a country-specific file of additions only saved in the same categories and in .doc format for
PC, and only if the text mentioned is available via reasonable international circulation. Thematic
or artist titles should be preceded by the name in square brackets eg [Xu Bing], [Noumea] to
facilitate A-Z sorting. At the minimum a title should be held in a national library which can be
accessed by international document request facilities. Some countries have valuable material in
English but in obscure academic journals and some have extensive writings on modern art which
are nonetheless difficult to access abroad because of small-volume and / or selective coterie
circulation at home. But if a text is both important and can be found by international document
search, it should be included.
Entry is by Country, Topic, and Artist. In some sections which give works on specific artists, authors
follow the name of the work or artist. Artists who cross cultural boundaries are generally given
under contemporary art sections by their culture of origination, although there are no hard-andfast
rules for such affiliation, and some categories of overseas artists have been generated where
there is sufficient material. There has been no attempt to restrict the bibliography to books
alone, but obviously it is not possible to include too many journal articles, book reviews, or notes
on particular exhibitions. Catalogues are usually included if little other material is available on a
given artist or if they contain useful general essays. Since some works not dealing specifically
with modern art also refer to its important proto-history in the 19th and early 20th centuries, they
are also included here. In general, the art works referred to are after 1850.
In general this bibliography seeks a balance between art historical quality, availability, and relevance.
Thus texts of inadequate analytical or art historical reference have also been brought in since for
some art cultures there is little other written work available in English. Many areas like modern
history or writings on modern culture including literature are included on an ad hoc basis where
these are available and seem useful, especially in areas where I have worked. Further suggestions
for inclusion of minimum materials in political and cultural history adjacent to the field are
welcome.
For users of this bibliography in Australia:
Works given are mostly those available in Australia and chiefly at the Australian National University
Library, National Library of Australia, The Canberra School of Art Library, University of Sydney
Fisher Research and Schaeffer Fine Arts Libraries and private sources in Canberra and Sydney.
In the Sydney area, after holdings of the University of Sydney Fisher Research and Schaeffer Fine
Arts Libraries, the best source for some of this material is probably the Art Gallery of New South
Wales library which may be used for reference during weekdays. Fisher Research Library East
Asian Collection is the recipient of an important ongoing donation of art catalogues via the