List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Chinese Contemporary Art: Between Deconstruction and Construction, Tiziana Andina and Erica Onnis1. Defining the Human and Humanizing the Divine
Gratings, Barriers and Boundaries. Wang Guangyi’s Transcendental Painting, Luca Illetterati
Wang Guangyi. Popular Study on Anthropology, Demetrio Paparoni2. Duplicating the Scene
Wang Guangyi’s “Material Spirit”: a Religion Embodied in Art, Tiziana Andina
The Tears of Pictures. Duplication and Inflection in Wang Guangyi’s Oeuvre, Enrico Terrone3. Bridging the Cultural Divide Through Pop
On the Meanings of Propaganda, Erica Onnis
A Critique of Wang Guangyi’s “Great Criticism: Coca Cola”, Xian Zhou4. Words and Images: Two Instruments to Describe the World
Wang Guangyi and the Culture of the Cover: on Contemporary Pop Art and Political Theology, Babette Babich
The Globalist Dimension of Art. Wang Guangyi and Transculturalism, Davide Dal Sasso5. Erasing the Emotions
Grief and the Power of the Mind, Carola Barbero
Thinking with Idols. A Conversation with Wang Guangyi, Andrew Cohen6. The Circle of Life: Presenting and Representing Food.
Food Art, A Hymn to Nature, Mary Bittner Wiseman
Food in Wang Guangyi’s Art, Nicola Perullo7. In Dialogue with Wang Guangyi
Nothingness, God, the Soul and the World. A Conversation with Wang Guangyi, Demetrio Paparoni
Dark Learning, Mysticism and Art. A Conversation with Wang Guangyi, Yan Shanchun
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