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International Symposium: Photography and China

Photography was introduced to China during the mid-nineteenth century as a brand new technology. In less than two hundred years, it has become one of the most popular daily practices and a prominent medium of artistic expression in the country, changing the ways in which Chinese people observe, record, and share the world around them. Although it is a newer creative practice, unique, long-standing Chinese traditions and aesthetics continue to shape the trends of photography in China.

This one-day symposium features leading scholars, industry experts, photography collectors, and artists from both the U.S. and China. Topics vary from Chinese traditional aesthetics and nineteenth century Chinese photography to contemporary masters and cutting-edge photographers. There is also a special focus on the development of silver gelatin printing in relation to its use in landscape photography.

The Photography and China symposium is presented in conjunction with China Institute Gallery’s current exhibition Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer’s Lens. The morning session is dedicated to the memory of Wang Wusheng, a master photographer best known for his black-and-white landscape photography of Mount Huang.











When: Sat., Sep. 22, 2018 at 9:15 am - 5:45 pm
Where: China Institute
100 Washington St.
212-744-8181
Price: $8 - $45
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Photography was introduced to China during the mid-nineteenth century as a brand new technology. In less than two hundred years, it has become one of the most popular daily practices and a prominent medium of artistic expression in the country, changing the ways in which Chinese people observe, record, and share the world around them. Although it is a newer creative practice, unique, long-standing Chinese traditions and aesthetics continue to shape the trends of photography in China.

This one-day symposium features leading scholars, industry experts, photography collectors, and artists from both the U.S. and China. Topics vary from Chinese traditional aesthetics and nineteenth century Chinese photography to contemporary masters and cutting-edge photographers. There is also a special focus on the development of silver gelatin printing in relation to its use in landscape photography.

The Photography and China symposium is presented in conjunction with China Institute Gallery’s current exhibition Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer’s Lens. The morning session is dedicated to the memory of Wang Wusheng, a master photographer best known for his black-and-white landscape photography of Mount Huang.

Buy tickets/get more info now