Accompanies an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 8 February-1 May 2011.

This book takes a fresh look at this underappreciated artist in the context of a nascent Chinese modernism.

"Exhibition catalogue of ink paintings by Au Ho-nien, a contemporary painter who works in the style of the Lingnan school of southern China"--

More than 400 photographs capture both Hong Kong's frenetic city life and the beauty of its unspoilt countryside, the sophistication of its modern urban environment and fading memories of a gentler past. Former television news presenter and interviewer Chris Bale spoke to ten Hong Kong people, gaining contrasting perspectives on Hong Kong, past and present.

For students of Chinese art and culture this anthology has proven invaluable since its initial publication in 1985. It collects important Chinese writings about painting, from the earliest examples through the fourteenth century, allowing readers to see how the art of this rich era was seen and understood in the artists’ own times. Some of the texts in this treasury fall into the broad category of aesthetic theory; some describe specific techniques; some discuss the work of individual artists. The texts are presented in accurate and readable translations, and prefaced with artistic and historical background information to the formative periods of Chinese theory and criticism. A glossary of terms and an appendix containing brief biographies of 270 artists and critics add to the usefulness of this volume.