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Producing Chinese Urban Landscapes of Public Art: The Urban Sculpture Scene in Shanghai

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2019

Jane Zheng
Jane Zheng*
Affiliation:
Shanghai Theatre Academy and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Email: janezzn@hotmail.com.
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Abstract

This article uses an “urban landscapes” perspective to examine the urban sculpture scene and its production system in Shanghai. It reviews both the national urban sculpture discourse and urban sculpture planning practices since 1949, and then focuses on Shanghai specifically. It examines three major stakeholders in urban sculpture development and their interactions. The main argument is that Shanghai's urban sculpture scene has evolved due to the proliferation of aesthetic and symbolic sculptures as opposed to traditional monuments; however, urban entrepreneurialism and globalization have been shaped by the continuity of the Chinese ideological framework, which has transformed urban sculptures from explicit into veiled political didacticism under the guise of caring for the people.

摘要

近二十年来，在上海城市雕塑规划的推动下，城市雕塑数量剧增，艺术风格趋以多元，为城市构筑起一道靓丽的风景。本文以“城市风景”的理论视角来审视上海的城市雕塑景观，以及这道风景背后的社会机制。文章回顾了1949 年以来在国家层面，有关城市雕塑以及雕塑规划的讨论，然后在地方层面聚焦于上海，研究城市雕塑规划主管机构，以及其他影响城市雕塑发展的利益相关人。文章的主要论点是，上海城市雕塑风景线的形成得益于审美和象征性雕塑的繁荣，而非传统的纪念碑式的雕塑，尽管后者乃是城市雕塑中最重要的类型。与此同时，雕塑折射出上海“城市企业化”以及“全球化”的城市政策，乃是在政党意识形态的框架底下制定以及执行的，其结果是将城市雕塑的角色，从直接的政治说教，转变成了披着“为民所爱”外衣的间接的意识形态的宣传。

Keywords

urban sculpturepublic artpublic art planningcultural policyurban entrepreneurialismShanghai城市雕塑公共艺术公共艺术规划文化政策城市企业主义上海
Type
Research Article
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The China Quarterly , Volume 239 , September 2019 , pp. 775 - 803
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Copyright © SOAS University of London 2019 

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