The Chinese Photobook: From the 1900s to the Present

Martin Parr, Wassink Lundgren, Gu Zheng, Raymond Lum

Aperture, New York, 2015

150,00

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 photo- book 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/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.

SKU: 11868 Category:

ISBN: 9781597112284

448 pagina's, 15 x 21 cm, ca. 1000 kleurenafbeeldingen, hardcover met slipcase, Engelstalig