ThegrowthofShanghaiinthelatenineteenthcenturygaverisetoanexcitingnewartworldinwhichaflourishingmarketinpopularartbecameahighlyvisiblepartofthetreatyport’scommercializedculture.ArtWorldsexaminestherelationshipbetweenthecity’svisualartistsandtheirurbanaudiences.Throughadiscussionofimagesrangingfromfashionablepaintedfanstolithograph-illustratedmagazines,thebookexploreshowpopularartintersectedwithbroaderculturaltrends.ItalsoinvestigatesthemultiplerolesplayedbythemodernChineseartistasimage-maker,entrepreneur,celebrityandurbansojourner.Focusingonindustriallyproducedimages,massadvertisementsandotherhithertoneglectedsources,thebookoffersanewinterpretationoflateQingvisualcultureatawatershedmomentinthehistoryofmodernChineseart.
ArtWorldswillbeofinteresttoscholarsofarthistoryandtoanyonewithaninterestintheculturalhistoryofmodernChina.
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