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Bruno Barbey: China 1973 - 2013: From Mao to Modernity
Bruno Barbey
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Magnum photographer Bruno Barbey first discovered China when he accompanied President Pompidou of France on an official visit there in 1973. It was a country in transition, although still under the influence of the Cultural Revolution. Most of the population still wore Mao suits and walls were covered in colourful slogans. Some years later, Barbey returned and saw the effects of Deng Xiaoping's invitation to the people to `Get Rich'. Nanjing, Suzhou, Macao, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai ... Barbey returned to China many times and noted on each visit, with his photos as evidence, the profound changes that were transforming ... Read more
Magnum photographer Bruno Barbey first discovered China when he accompanied President Pompidou of France on an official visit there in 1973. It was a country in transition, although still under the influence of the Cultural Revolution. Most of the population still wore Mao suits and walls were covered in colourful slogans. Some years later, Barbey returned and saw the effects of Deng Xiaoping's invitation to the people to `Get Rich'. Nanjing, Suzhou, Macao, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai ... Barbey returned to China many times and noted on each visit, with his photos as evidence, the profound changes that were transforming ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789814610094
SKU
V9789814610094
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bruno Barbey
French-born Bruno Barbey has been a photographer for more than 50 years and is recognised for his free and harmonious use of color. During the 1960's, he was commissioned by Editions Rencontre in Lausanne to report from European and African countries and he also contributed to Vogue. Over five decades, he regularly journeyed across five continents to photograph ... Read more
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