Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation Ink Collection

The East Asian ink tradition has a lasting impact on contemporary art, with over 50 artists from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Europe, and the United States featured in the book. It challenges the notion that ink art is limited to the continent of Asia and its traditional tools, instead recognizing a spirit of ink painting that transcends medium and place of origin. The book showcases one of the world's most important collections of contemporary ink art, from Dora and Gérard Cognié, and explores how contemporary art extends an expanded practice into the present day.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2021
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers

The East Asian ink tradition has left a lasting impact on contemporary art, with over 50 contemporary artists from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Europe, and the United States contributing to this book. The book challenges the notion that ink art is defined by its conceptual threads and prescribed tools, instead recognizing a spirit of ink painting that transcends medium and place of origin. Ink Dreams explores three major facets of ink art history that go beyond the traditions concrete attributes, featuring one of the most important collections of contemporary ink art in the world from Dora and Gérard Cognié. The book examines how contemporary art extends an expanded practice into the present day, with artists including Bingyi, gu wenda, Li Huasheng, Li Huayi, Chen Haiyan, Lin Tianmiao, Liu Dan, Liu Guosong, Lui Shou-kwan, Qiu Shihua, Idris Khan, Wang Tiande, Wucius Wong, Xu Bing, Yang Jiechang, Zhang Yu, Zheng Chongbin, Park Seo-bo, Lee Ufan, Kitamura Junko, Kim Ho-deuk, Shirazeh Houshiary, Jorma Puranen, Matti Kujasalo, Ophélie Asch, Irma Blank, Michael Cherney, Shi Guorui, Hai Bo, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Min Byung Hun.

Weight: 1464g
Dimension: 309 x 223 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781942884989