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Zooming In: Histories of Photography in China
Wu Hung
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Description for Zooming In: Histories of Photography in China
Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 220 illustrations, 90 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 257 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1470.
From the first sets of photographic records made by Western travelers to doctored portraits of Chairman Mao and the avant-garde photographic performances of the post Cultural Revolution era, photography in China has followed divergent paths. In this book, Wu Hung explores the multiple histories of photographic production in China, using them to tell a larger story about China s shifting sociopolitical contexts and the different agendas, technologies, and aesthetics that have helped define its arts. At the center of the book is a large question: how has photography represented China and its people, its collective history and memory as ... Read more
From the first sets of photographic records made by Western travelers to doctored portraits of Chairman Mao and the avant-garde photographic performances of the post Cultural Revolution era, photography in China has followed divergent paths. In this book, Wu Hung explores the multiple histories of photographic production in China, using them to tell a larger story about China s shifting sociopolitical contexts and the different agendas, technologies, and aesthetics that have helped define its arts. At the center of the book is a large question: how has photography represented China and its people, its collective history and memory as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780235998
SKU
V9781780235998
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Ref
99-15
About Wu Hung
Wu Hung is the Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor of Art History at the University of Chicago. His most recent books are "A Story of Ruins" and "The" "Art of the Yellow Springs," the latter published by Reaktion Books."
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