Description for Ren Hang
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 306 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Ren Hang, who took his life February 23, 2017, was an unlikely rebel. Slight of build, shy by nature, prone to fits of depression, the 29-year-old Beijing photographer was nonetheless at the forefront Chinese artists' battle for creative freedom. Like his champion Ai Weiwei, Ren was controversial in his homeland and wildly popular in the rest of the world. He said, I don't really view my work as taboo, because I don't think so much in cultural context, or political context. I don't intentionally push boundaries, I just do what I do. Why? Because his ... Read more
Ren Hang, who took his life February 23, 2017, was an unlikely rebel. Slight of build, shy by nature, prone to fits of depression, the 29-year-old Beijing photographer was nonetheless at the forefront Chinese artists' battle for creative freedom. Like his champion Ai Weiwei, Ren was controversial in his homeland and wildly popular in the rest of the world. He said, I don't really view my work as taboo, because I don't think so much in cultural context, or political context. I don't intentionally push boundaries, I just do what I do. Why? Because his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836562072
SKU
V9783836562072
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Ref
99-10
About D Hanson
Ren Hang was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, in 1987, and currently lives in Beijing.
Reviews for Ren Hang
I don't really view my work as taboo, because I don't think so much in cultural context or political context. I don't intentionally push boundaries. I just do what I do.