The Chinese Photobook Exhibition: Recontres de Arles Festival

Martin Parr; Wassink Lundgren

The Chinese Photobook Exhibition: Recontres de Arles Festival

Martin Parr (Photographer)
, Wassink Lundgren (Photographer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Abstract

In the last decade there has been a major reappraisal of the role and status of the photobook within the history of photography. Revisionist 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 three Chinese photobooks have made it onto historians’ short lists. Yet China has a fascinating history of photobook publishing, and the exhibition, coproduced by the Rencontre d’Arles and Aperture, will reveal for the first time the richness and diversity of this heritage.

The exhibition is based on a collection compiled by Martin Parr and Beijing and London-based Dutch photographer team Wassink Lundgren. The Chinese Photobook will reveal much about China itself, and the country’s dramatic twists and turns during the last 100 years.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 7 Jul 2014
Event	The Chinese Photobook - Recontres de Arles Festival, Arles, France Duration: 7 Jul 2014 → 21 Sept 2014 https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/expositions/view/413/martin-parr-wassinklundgren

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Abstract

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The Chinese Photobook: From the 1900s to the Present. Edited by Martin Parr and Wassink Lundgren

The Chinese Photobook Exhibition: Lianzhou Fotofestival , Lianzhou, Guangdong Province, China

The Chinese Photobook Exhibition: Aperture Foundation

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