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An Era Without Memories: Chinese Contemporary Photography on Urban Transformation
Jiang Jiehong
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Description for An Era Without Memories: Chinese Contemporary Photography on Urban Transformation
Hardcover. The rapid urban development of China is a topic that has grabbed the attention of the world. This book shows how some thirty contemporary Chinese art photographers have used it as a springboard for their practice. It is suitable for photography aficionados and anyone with an interest in China or contemporary culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 132 illustrations, 115 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1032.
The rapid urban development of China is a topic that has grabbed the attention of the world. This groundbreaking book shows how some thirty contemporary Chinese art photographers have used it as a springboard for their practice. A short preface by Jiang Jiehong is followed by an introduction from expert on China, Stephan Feuchtwang. Four chapters follow, each featuring incisive explanatory text by Jiang Jiehong. The photographers showcase their responses to urbanization using a wide variety of approaches, whether Miao Xiaochun’s photograph of a vast glass building rising like a UFO behind a traditional old neighbourhood, Wang Jinsong’s collages of ... Read more
The rapid urban development of China is a topic that has grabbed the attention of the world. This groundbreaking book shows how some thirty contemporary Chinese art photographers have used it as a springboard for their practice. A short preface by Jiang Jiehong is followed by an introduction from expert on China, Stephan Feuchtwang. Four chapters follow, each featuring incisive explanatory text by Jiang Jiehong. The photographers showcase their responses to urbanization using a wide variety of approaches, whether Miao Xiaochun’s photograph of a vast glass building rising like a UFO behind a traditional old neighbourhood, Wang Jinsong’s collages of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500544433
SKU
9780500544433
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About Jiang Jiehong
Jiang Jiehong is Professor of Chinese Art at Birmingham City University, and an international curator. His recent projects include the Fourth Guangzhou Triennial of 2012 and the Asia Triennial Manchester in 2014.
Reviews for An Era Without Memories: Chinese Contemporary Photography on Urban Transformation
'A must-have collection for photography aficionados and anyone with an interest in Chinese culture' - Outdoor Photography 'Scenes of urban transformation, captured over the course of the last few decades, from breathtaking architecture to affecting portraiture' - hungertv.com 'A haunting book' - Independent 'Outstanding … a series of fantastical images' - Glass Magazine