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Contemporary art and ecological transformation in East and Southeast Asia

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This volume explores how contemporary art in East and Southeast Asia addresses ecological crises, through artistic interventions that inspire environmental consciousness, social justice, and sustai...
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  • 03 March 2026
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This anthology brings together new research from twelve scholars to examine the relationship between contemporary art and ecological concerns in East and Southeast Asia. Centred on the idea of artistic remediation, it explores the many ways art responds to and challenges systemic anthropogenic damage to the environment. The volume argues that a significant ecological shift is taking place within art and art history, one that reframes human–nature relationships and emphasises the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Bridging art studies, activism, and environmental research, the book analyses how artists in the region engage with ecocritical reflection, biodiversity advocacy, sustainable practices, and environmental justice. Offering timely and critical perspectives, it highlights diverse scholarly voices grounded in the cultural, artistic, and environmental specificities of local communities and contexts across East and Southeast Asia.
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Price: $130.00
Pages: 304
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Rethinking Art's Histories
Publication Date: 03 March 2026
ISBN: 9781526184252
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: ART / Asian / General, History of art, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Environmental & Land Art, The Arts: techniques and principles
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Meiqin Wang specialises in modern and contemporary Chinese art and teaches Asian art history courses in the Art Department at California State University, Northridge

Introduction Artistic remediation and ecological transformation: navigating the intersection of art and ecology in East and Southeast Asia – Meiqin Wang

1 The prescription from ecological art: non-human perspective and eastern philosophies as ways to remedy – Zheng Wan

2 Landscape painting without nature: Honda Takeshi’s art from an ecocritical viewpoint – Hiroki Yamamoto

3 Micro-acts in public spaces: Yuko Mohri’s Moré Moré (Leaky) series – Kristen Sharp

4 Towards a posthumanistic approach: Exploring Danka ethnicity-based artworks – Jian Xiao and Linlin Wei

5 Healing Garden Project: Eco-public artivism and the development of ecological aesthetics in contemporary China – Meiqin Wang

6 Art for regenerating tribal tradition and environmental sustainability: The Mipaliw Land Art Festival – Wei-Hsiu Tung

7 Benesse Art Site Naoshima and sustainable living: activating effective climate change adaptation with art project – Midori Yamamura

8 A socially engaged approach to preserving disappearing villages: The case of artistic activism in New Who Art Village – Danzhou Li

9 ‘Infra-aesthetics’ of sand mining in Southeast Asia: artistic visualities and their audiences – Stephanie Benzaquen-Gautier

10 From reaction to relation: The deliberative approach of Pangrok Sulap in environmental art activism – Krystie Ng

11 Fighting military imperialism with ecofeminism: The artistic practice of Gangjeong peace activism – Vicki Sung-yeon Kwon