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Exhibition reviews Chinese contemporary photography| Until Dec. 9

Writer: Cao Zhen  | Editor: Doria Nan  | From: Shenzhen Daily

Time

Until Dec. 9

Tickets

Free

Venue

OCAT Shenzhen, South Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园南区OCAT深圳馆)


Metro

Line 1 to Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A


Please Note

Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed Mondays

A visitor at the exhibition in OCAT Shenzhen. (Photos by Cao Zhen)



"Forty Years of Chinese Contemporary Photography," a new exhibition featuring photographs taken by Chinese artists from the late 1970s to the present, is being held at OCAT Shenzhen, providing a comprehensive overview of Chinese contemporary photography. Entry is free.


"1980, Simao, Yunnan Province" by Liu Heung Shing.


"Beijing Opera Actor, Identity Exchange Series, Performance Photography" (2000) by Cang Xin.



The grand exhibition divides the progression into four major phases: "The Rise of Unofficial Photography" (1976-1979), "New Wave Photography" (1980-1989), "Experimental Photography" (1990-2006) and the establishment of experimental photography organizations from 2007 to the present. 


"My Left Hand — Memory" (2000) by Sheng Qi.


Curator Wu Hung believes that in the wake of societal, economic and cultural shifts domestically and internationally, the concept of Chinese contemporary photography has undergone major changes alongside developments in the broader art of photography.


"Chinese People on the Train" (1994) by Wang Fuchun.


From amateur photographers in the late 1970s to photography groups in the 1980s to photographers with experimental intent in the 1990s onwards, Chinese photographers have explored the characteristics of photography as a unique art form and the realm of human emotion, captured minute details of daily life and dedicated themselves to the social reform.


"Kaifeng 1986" by Han Lei.


Highlighted items include "To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain" (1995), a photo of 10 naked people laying atop one another until they achieved a height of one meter, and "Three Realms," a set of bold photos of nude models in Beijing opera make-up.


"To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain" (1995) by a group of artists.


Organized by the Three Shadows Photography Art Center, a Beijing-based art institution dedicated to contemporary photography, the exhibition was held in the capital last year, receiving acclaim from both experts and the public.


"The Vagarious Life of Yangjiang Youth" (1996) by Zheng Guogu.


Dates: Until Dec. 9

Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed Mondays

Venue: OCAT Shenzhen, South Area, OCT-LOFT, Nanshan District (南山区华侨城创意文化园南区OCAT深圳馆)

Metro: Line 1 to Qiaocheng East Station (侨城东站), Exit A


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