Contemporary Photography From the Far East. Asian Dub Photography

An essential tool for a deeper understanding of the multifaceted reality of Asian visual arts.
A true catalogue raisonné, 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.
Key Sales Information - Each artist is presented in a brief introductory text and a detailed bio-bibliography.
Each work is accompanied by a presentation dossier.
- Alongside milestones in Japanese contemporary art, such as photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki and Hiroshi Sugimoto, videos by Yasumasa Morimura, black and white photographs by Daido Moriyama, the volume also presents works by up-and-coming artists.
- To complete this picture of the Asian scene, the book includes photographs and videos by artists from South Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Author Filippo Maggia teaches History of Contemporary Photography and Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin. He collaborates with art journals both in Italy and abroad.
Francesca Lazzarini is art critic and historian.