Professor and Chair, Department of Art History, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Yin Jinan is an art historian and an expert of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy. He has been a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts since 1999, and has chaired its art history department since 2002. He is currently dean of the humanities faculty. Yin Jinan is also a columnist for the leading intellectual magazine Dushu, usually writing on art. His two books Duzi Koumen [Knocking at the Door, Alone] and Hou-niang-zhuyi [Post-Step-mother-ism], are regarded as among the most insightful collections of writings on modern and contemporary art in Chinese. They are based on a long-developed acquaintanceship with Chinese literati theory and extensive interviews with many leading contemporary artists from all fields of practice.
