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The art world is currently enthralled with contemporary Chinese art. This thoughtful book argues, however, that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available鈥攚ith the majority of attention having been given to 鈥渁vant-garde,鈥� 鈥渆xperimental,鈥� or politically charged art. Outside In discusses contemporary Chinese art in a far wider range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work.

The book features six artists鈥擜rnold Chang, Michael Cherney, Zhi Lin, Liu Dan, Vannessa Tran, and Zhang Hongtu鈥攁ll of whom are American citizens yet are widely diverse in age and experience as well as geographical and ethnic origins. In addition to extensive personal interviews and artists鈥� statements, there are essays that challenge the categorization of art into such focused genres as 鈥淐hinese,鈥� 鈥渃ontemporary,鈥� and 鈥淎merican,鈥� and reexamine the factors that shape the development of 鈥淐hinese art鈥� in America.