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Contemporary Asian art: Books and dissertations

Resources for the study of contemporary art from across Asia and also the Asian diaspora

 

 

E-books

Some relevant e-books are collected here:

Most other e-books will be found with Summon.

However please also see the e-book guide for:

  • more info about the e-book collections available in Summon
  • links to other e-book collections which need to be searched separately from Summon

 

Books

Relevant sections of the library include:

  • FIA1.BIE biennials and triennials, including Asia-Pacific Triennial and Guangzhou
  • FIA2.19C art worldwide, 19th century, including sections on movements and themes
  • FIA2.20C  art worldwide, 20th century, including sections on movements and themes. 
  • FIA2.21C art worldwide, 21st century, including sections on movements and themes
  • FIA3.ASI Asian fine art in general

This is followed by sections for specific countries and areas within Asia. Not all are listed below, but examples are:

  • FIA3.CHI Chinese fine art
  • FIA3.INDI Indian fine art
  • FIA3.INDO Indonesian fine art
  • FIA3.JAP Japanese fine art
  • FIA3.KOR Korean fine art
  • FIA3.MENA Middle Eastern and North African fine art
  • FIA3.THA Thai fine art
  • FIA3.TUR Turkish fine art

Some of these sections are further divided by century, and some are not. 

 

On the ground floor you will find:

  • HIS3 historical background: Asia
  • THE theory: cultural, artistic, philosophical, sociological and psychological

 

Dissertations

The following links will take you to lists of some relevant SIA dissertations kept in the London library:

Relevant dissertations have been completed by students on most programmes, in particular MACA, so you may wish to search more widely.

 

See also: