The Diffusion of Galleries in China (1991–2016)

Globalizing the sociology of the arts and culture: East Asian perspectives

“…The most effective way to diversify the field would be by flooding it with a wide range of voices and experiences. Many other compelling studies located in the East Asian context direct our attention to themes such as occupational identities among Korean poets, Chinese painters, and Japanese musicians Zhang 2015;Kowalczyk 2022); galleries, art markets, and the materiality aspect of exhibitions (Zhang 2020(Zhang , 2022; emotions in reality TV shows (Wei 2014); naming culture (Obukhova et al 2014;Fang and Fine 2020); fashion and fast fashion (Zhao 2013; Chu 2018); grassroots branding (Zemanek 2018); the visual arts in the middle-class home (Fang 2018); and local receptions of American television (Gao 2016). As creative cultures continue to emerge and evolve in the region, it is imperative that we expand the scope of empirical studies to incorporate these diverse and exciting experiences.…”