Mercredi 15 Avril 2015 15:02:23 par Clarisse Treilles dans Expositions

The Chinese Photobook reveals the richness and diversity of China’s largely unexplored history of photobook publishing. Spanning from 1900 to 2014, the exhibition includes key titles by established and emerging Chinese artists.

China Traffic Police

The exhibition includes books published by early colonial powers in China, including France, England, and Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War, as well as a selection of books produced during the Cultural Revolution, among many others. Many of the publications on display are unknown or rarely seen outside of China and offer a unique insight into the country’s complex cultural history from the twentieth century onwards. Reflecting an extraordinary breadth of research and study, by a team of scholars and historians, including Gu Zheng, Stephanie H. Tung, Raymond Lum, and Gerry Badger, the books are loosely grouped under six key historical sections.

Cover of China's Women Workers

This section looks at the development of the photobook through artist prints and albums, as well as its commercial and practical uses including recording of public events and mass communication of political messages. These publications reflect a contradictory image of China during this transitional time; simultaneously depicting an exotic people, a contested territory and an evolving nation.

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