Photography from the New China
Exhibition and FREE related events

Photography from the New China features contemporary images produced by eight Chinese photographers since the 1990s.

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In association with this exhibition, please join us for a talk by photographer Wang Qingsong and free video screenings:

Point of View: Artist Talk by Wang Qingsong
Saturday, January 29 | 2:30 p.m.

The internationally recognized photographer gives a gallery talk about the exhibition and his own photographs exploring cultural changes in China. Translation by Zhang Fang. Free; space is extremely limited. Sign up at the Information Desk beginning at 1:00 p.m. on the day of the talk.

Video Art from the New China: An Introduction
Saturday, January 29 | 4:00 p.m.

This introductory screening surveys the development of the genre through a selection of key works—including performance, documentary, and fiction—featuring videos by artists across China. Followed by a Q&A with Wang Qingsong. Free; reservations required.

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Chinese Video Art - An Introduction
Yang Zhenzhong, video detail from Light and Easy 2 (2002)

Video Art from the New China: Yang Fudong's Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest
Saturday, January 29 | 7:00 p.m.

See part III of contemporary artist Yang Fudong's five-part film project Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest, a reinterpretation of the classic Chinese legend of the Seven Sages—a group of Daoist intellectuals who fled sociopolitical chaos to live in a forest, untroubled by worldly matters. The evening begins with a rare screening of Backyard Hey! Sun is Rising, the precursor to Seven Intellectuals. Free; reservations required.

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See Yang Fudong's Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest
Yang Fudong, detail from a still from Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest (2003). Courtesy ShanghART

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