Making of a Modern Art World

Pedith Pui Chan, Ph.D. (2009) at SOAS, University of London, is an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has published articles on modern and contemporary Chinese art.

• AcknowledgementsList of FiguresChapter 1 Introduction: The Hierarchy of Shanghai’s Art WorldChapter 2 Institutionalisation as Practice: Societies, Periodicals, and CollegesChapter 3 The Appropriation of New Cultural Capital: Art ExhibitionsChapter 4 The Business of Art: The Art MarketChapter 5 ConclusionAppendix 1 Biographical NotesAppendix 2 Art Societies Established during the Years 1929–1936Appendix 3 Art Periodicals Established during the Years 1929–1936Appendix 4 Survey of Exhibitions held during the Years 1919–1937Appendix 5 Prices for 4-foot Landscape Paintings in the Hall Scroll Format during the Years 1929-1937Bibliography