Photography from China
Photography from China
June 8, 2015
Eason Tsang Ka Wai, New Landmark No. 1, 2014
© Eason Tsang Ka Wai, Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery
Over the past 10 years, the international art world has been observing the explosive energy unleashed in the field of Chinese art photography. This development has been characterised by vibrant experimentation, new funding structures and expertise, growing public interest and a new generation of students who are keen to engage with the international scene. The curatorial concept formulated by William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell operates like a wide-angle lens which is not only focusing on only well-known names such as Wang Qingsong, Mo Yi, Jiang Pengyi or Ma Qiush, but also seeking out other outstanding photographers, whose work still has yet to gain international recognition.
The show features classical photographers and conceptualists, together with painter- photographers and multimedia artists, who represent quite diverse artistic positions. Their work addresses personal subjects or examines the world in all its chaotic complexity and contradictions. Criticism of, and resistance to, authority, the rapid social transformation, urban-rural tensions, sexuality and the body, interrogation of their chosen medium and the integration of new communications technologies complete the spectrum of themes embraced by China's current photography scene.
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Eason Tsang Ka Wai, New Landmark No. 1, 2014
© Eason Tsang Ka Wai, Courtesy of the artist and Blindspot Gallery
Liang Weizhou, Countryside Factory-East of Nanjing, from the series "Post Jingnan", 2011-2015
© Liang Weizhou, Courtesy of M97 Gallery