ArtReview Asia's Spring Reading Recommendations Highlight Diverse Publications

ArtReview Asia has released a spring reading list featuring four distinct publications. 'Nightmare Wallpaper, 140928 – 190701' by Pak Sheung Chuen, published by Para Site for HK$360 in hardcover, documents the artist's shift during Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, where he joined protests after feeling his conceptual art was disconnected from political realities. Elisa Shua Dusapin's novel 'Winter in Sokcho', translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins and published by Daunt Books Originals for £9.99 in softcover, follows an unnamed protagonist working in a desolate guesthouse in Sokcho, a fishing town in northern South Korea. Edited by Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Brent Ryan Bellamy, 'An Ecotopian Lexicon' from University of Minnesota Press costs $24.95 in softcover and critiques the pervasive discourse around the Anthropocene and climate change. Jun Yang's 'The Emperor of China's Ice', illustrated by Yuuki Nishimura and published by Verlag für Moderne Kunst for €15 in hardcover, serves as a catalogue or children's book exploring the myth behind Yang's 2018 installation at the Austrian Sculpture Park in Graz. These recommendations span art, literature, and ecological themes, offering varied perspectives for readers.