Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art (Journal)

ISSN 20517041 , ONLINE ISSN 2051705X

The Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art seeks to explore the relationship between contemporary art and Chinese cultural identity in its broadest sense. This peer-reviewed journal provides a forum for critical debate into Zhongguo dangdai yishu, the ‘avant-garde', experimental and museum-based visual art produced as part of the liberalization of culture that has taken place within mainland China since 1978. It also explores works produced by artists of non-Chinese ethnicity who live and work within Chinese contexts or whose work has a strong relationship to Chinese culture, society and history.

This journal was established in 2014 by Founding Editor Paul Gladston.

The journal operates on the basis of thematic CFPs only, please consult the current CFPs before submission.

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Category: Visual Arts


Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art (JCCA) is a scholarly forum for the presentation of new research into and critical debate on or concerned with the subject of contemporary Chinese art.  The term ‘contemporary Chinese art' is now used widely in Anglophone contexts to denote various forms of ‘avant-garde', experimental and museum-based visual art produced as part of the liberalization of culture that has taken place within mainland China since the confirmation of Deng Xiaoping's programme of economic and social reforms in December 1978. The comparable term in mainland China and other mandarin Chinese speaking contexts is Zhongguo dangdai yishu, which can be translated literally into English as ‘Chinese contemporary art'.  Contemporary Chinese art, in all its differently located forms, is invariably characterized by a combination of images, attitudes and techniques appropriated from Western(ized) modernist and international postmodernist art with aspects of localized Chinese cultural thought and practice. It can therefore be understood to act as a locus for the translation of Westernized/international cultural thought and practice in relation to Chinese cultural contexts as well as Chinese cultural thought and practice in relation to international settings. This complex, multi-directional field of cultural translations comprises strongly contrasting visions of the significance of contemporary Chinese art. The JCCA seeks to uphold open and respectful critical debate by welcoming intellectually rigorous contributions extending across the widest possible interpretative spectrum.  The JCCA is conceived as a platform for the publication of high-quality writing in accordance with the established conventions of academic discourse. However, it does not limit itself solely to contributions from academic researchers. It is recognized that others working outside the Academy, including artists, curators and critics, have important insights into the nature and significance of contemporary Chinese art. Consequently, contributions to the JCCA from cultural practitioners and professionals working outside the Academy are strongly welcomed. There is also an understanding that while the JCCA seeks to uphold the highest academic standards in terms of editorial and peer-review, it should be open to innovative forms of presentation in support of differing interpretative perspectives. The JCCA's engagement with cultural institutions and cultural practitioners outside the Academy is intended not only as a means of supporting knowledge exchange but also the development of collaborative relationships between academics, artists and curators.

Archive

10.1&2: Bodies in Action: Performance Art in China
9.3: Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World
9.1&2: The New Generation: Contemporary Chinese Art in the Diaspora
8.2&3: The World, Two Metres Away: Arts and Culture during the Pandemic
8.1: Bordering Hong Kong: Aesthetics and Politics
7.2&3: Urban Transformations and Contemporary Art in China
7.1: Biennials, Triennials in China
6.2&3: Everyday Legend: Reinventing Tradition in Chinese Contemporary Art
6.1: Gender in Contemporary Chinese Art
5.2 &3: Chinese Art outside the Art Space
5.1: Contemporary Chinese Artists in the Globalized Art World
4.2&3: Making the New World: The Arts of China's Cultural Revolution
4.1: The World of Art Museums in China

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Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous anonymous peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

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Call for Papers


All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.

The journal operates on the basis of thematic CFPs only, please consult the current CFPs below before submission.

 

Creative China

Volume 11, Issue 1, Spring 2024 

Co-editor: Hua Dong, Brunel University London 

Since 2017, every issue of The Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art is themed. We are committed to developing and supporting new knowledge production in the interdisciplinary context of Chinese contemporary arts, design, media and visual culture. This Special Issue of spring 2024 focuses on the creative industries in China and their international collaborations. 

The creative industries sector is made up of a broad range of industries, from advertising, architecture, visual arts, to design, fashion and textiles, to computer games, film, video and TV. It is an important sector for economic growth and cultural exchange. In China, creative industries have grown exponentially in recent years and they are becoming a vital part of the global creative landscape. 

The rise of digital platforms has provided new opportunities for collaboration in creative industries. In March 2022, for example, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in the UK delivered a week-long virtual festival, engaging creative industries in the UK and China, advancing conversations around the future UK-China collaboration. An ambitious Hub for UK-China Creative Industries Research and Innovation is in the making. Such collaboration in creative industries is very important: it nurtures innovation, provides access to resources, creates opportunities for shared learning, and increases the visibility of the creatives in both countries. 

This Special Issue of the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art invites submissions on the topic of ‘Creative China’, with a specific focus on three Cs: Creative Industries, China, and Collaboration. Papers are especially encouraged from the recent years’ UK-China Collaborations in the Creative Industries’ programme. Papers can address a range of issues, including, but not limited to 

  • Creative arts in China
  • Contemporary design in China
  • Cross-cultural collaborations between the UK and Chinese creative industries
  • The role of government policies in supporting and regulating creative industries in China
  • The impact of digital technologies on the creative industries
  • The opportunities for, and barriers (challenges?) to, creative industries in China
  • Education and training in developing talents for the creative industries
  • Ecosystems for creative industries in China 

We welcome submissions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in the fields of creative industries, cultural studies, media studies and related disciplines. Papers may take the form of theoretical analyses, empirical studies, case studies, comparative studies, or policy recommendations. 

The aim of  the ‘Creative China’ issue is to offer a platform for researchers and practitioners to reflect on their creative inquiry and practice in (or in collaboration with) China, and to share knowledge and learning for more productive and sustainable collaboration between the UK and China in the future. 

Submission guidelines

Please prepare a Word document containing (1) an abstract of up to 300 words and (2) a 100-word biography, contact information and any institutional affiliation, and submit to co-editor Hua Dong (Hua.Dong@brunel.ac.uk) and principal editor Jiang Jiehong (ccva@bcu.ac.uk) with the subject ‘JCCA 11.1’ by 17 April 2023.

The authors of the selected abstracts will be invited to submit their full paper by 22 September 2023. 

The journal publication (in 2024) is subject to peer review outcomes. 

About the co-editor

Professor Hua Dong is Head of Brunel Design School. Her research expertise is inclusive design. She is the convenor of the Inclusive Design Research Special Interest Group (InclusiveSIG) at the Design Research Society (DRS), and has been an organiser of the Cambridge Workshop for Universal Access and Assistive Technology since 2014. 

Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art is an associate journal of the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts at Birmingham City University.

 



The Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art is a scholarly forum for new research into and critical debate on the subject of contemporary Chinese art. The journal welcomes contributions that address contemporary art produced in mainland China, Hong Kong-Macau and Taiwan as well as in relation to diasporic and trans-national Chinese cultural communities world-wide. The journal also welcomes contributions that address the relationship between Chinese cultural thought and practice and contemporary art of non-Chinese origin. The journal is open to non-standard contributions such as photographic essays and conversations for publication alongside its more usual peer-reviewed content.

Areas of research and debate that the journal will explore include, but are by no means limited to:

· Contemporary art with a relationship to Chinese society, culture and history

· Art-historical and critical writing related to the reception of contemporary Chinese art

· Curatorial theory and practice related to the exhibition/display of contemporary Chinese art

· Contemporary Chinese aesthetics (as seen from Chinese and non-Chinese cultural perspectives)

· The contemporary Chinese art market

· Issues of historical importance to the development of contemporary Chinese art (e.g. cultural interaction and exchange between China and the West prior to the emergence of contemporary Chinese art)

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. 

 

Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

Editorial Board

Hongwei BAO
The University of Nottingham

Thomas BERGHUIS
Independent Scholar, the Netherlands

Jenifer CHAO
De Montfort University, UK

Katie HILL
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, UK

Birgit HOPFENER
Carleton University, Canada

Beccy KENNEDY
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Franziska KOCH
University of Heidelberg, Germany

Monica MERLIN
VCUarts Qatar

Juliane NOTH 
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

PAN Lu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

PI Li
Sigg Senior Curator of M+, Hong Kong

Nuria QUEROL
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

SHAO Yiyang
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China

TAN Chang
The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Frank VIGNERON
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

WANG Chunchen
Central Academy of Fine Arts, China

WANG Meiqin
California State University, USA

Peggy WANG
Bowdoin College, USA

Wei Hsiu TUNG
National University of Tainan, Taiwan

Wenny TEO
The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK

Chia-Ling YANG
University of Edinburgh, UK

ZHENG Bo
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

International Advisory Board

Julia F. ANDREWS
The Ohio State University, USA

Chris BERRY
King’s College London, UK

James ELKINS 
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

Harriet EVANS
University of Westminster, UK

GAO Minglu 
University of Pittsburgh, USA

GAO Shiming
China Academy of Art, China

Paul GLADSTON
University of New South Wales, Australia

Jonathan HARRIS
Birmingham City University, UK

HOU Hanru
MAXXI, Italy

Jason KUO
University of Maryland, USA

LU Xinghua
Tongji University, China

SHEN Kuiyi
University of California, San Diego, USA

Karen SMITH
OCAT Xi’an, China

WU Hung
University of Chicago, USA

Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

 
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Principal Editor

JIANG Jiehong
Birmingham City University, UK
joshua.jiang@bcu.ac.uk

Assistant Editors

Lauren WALDEN
Birmingham City University, UK
Lauren.Walden@bcu.ac.uk

Federica MIRRA
Birmingham City University, UK
Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk

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