Contemporary Photography from the Far East: Asian Dub Photography

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An essential tool for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted reality of Asian visual arts. A true catalogue raisonn, Contemporary Photography from the Far East presents the works of twenty-one of Asia's most important contemporary artists who have made their mark on the international contemporary art scene in the fields of photography, video and film. It features works by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Yang Fudong, Cao Fei, Kimsooja, Nobuyoshi Araki, Yasumasa Morimura, Daido Moriyama, Tabaimo, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ai Weiwei, among others, accompanied by in-depth biographies and artists statements and introduced by critical essays by Filippo Maggia and Taro Amano, Chief Curator at Yokohama Museum of Art.

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An essential tool for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted reality of Asian visual arts.

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Filippo Maggia teaches History of Contemporary Photography and Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin. He collaborates with art journals in Italy and abroad. Francesca Lazzarini is an art critic and historian.