The Chinese Photobook: From the 1900s to the Present - Hardcover

WassinkLundgren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597112283 ISBN 13: 9781597112284

Verlag: Aperture, 2015

Críticas:

Tracing the history and development of Chinese photo books from the last 150 years, Martin Parr and WassinkLundgren's upcoming publication, The Chinese Photo Book (Aperture Foundation), is a diverse, thorough, and vibrant authority on an overlooked genre.--Suzanne Shaheen "vogue.com " An ambitious survey of China's rich and diverse history of photobooks represents a turning point in narrowing the comprehension gap between East and West.--Maurice Berger "The New York Times, Lens " The photobook, the show proposes, offers a vernacular story of art, untold by academics and art historians.--Noelle Bodick "Art Info "

Reseña del editor:

In the last decade there has been a major reappraisal of the role and status of the photobook within the history of photography. Newly revised histories of photography as recorded via the photobook have added enormously to our understanding of the medium’s culture, particularly in places that are often marginalized, such as Latin America and Africa. However, until now, only a handful of Chinese books have made it onto historians’ short lists. Yet China has a fascinating history of photobook publishing, and The Chinese Photobook will reveal for the first time the richness and diversity of this heritage. This deluxe, lavishly produced volume is based on a collection compiled by Martin Parr and Beijing- and London-based Dutch photographer team WassinkLundgren. And while the collection was inspired initially by Parr’s interest in propaganda books and in finding key works of socialist realist photography from the early days of the Communist Party and the Cultural Revolution era, the selection of books includes key volumes published as early as 1900, as well as contemporary volumes by emerging Chinese photographers.