Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Note on the digital companion ix
4. Illustrations xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Prologue Worldly Fables 1
7. Introduction Chinese Contemporary Art in the Expanded Field 7
8. Part I Art Worldings
9. One Xianfeng Beijing 43
10. Two Showcase Beijing 79
11. Part II Zones of Encounter
12. Three The Besieged City 111
13. Four The Hinterlands of Feminist Art 135
14. Part III Feminist Sight Lines
15. Five Red Detachment 179
16. Six Opening the Great Wall 206
17. Seven Camouflaged Histories 236
18. Epilogue Recursive Worldly Fables 265
19. Notes 275
20. Bibliography 305
21. Index 323