Known for his portraits of Hong Kong women, Yang's multimedia works "focus on the beauty that becomes even more poignant when amplified by sorrow" (Boris von Brauchitsch)
Hbk, 8.25 x 11.25 in. / 1060 pgs / 1000 color. | 6/16/2026 | Awaiting stock $45.00
Published by Mousse Publishing. Edited by Hou Hanru, Shi Jian.
With a wealth of previously unpublished material, this blockbuster catalogue raisonné on Chinese artist Yang Yong (born 1975), chiefly known for his photographs of women, includes artist portraits and statements, contact sheets, works, exhibitions, reviews and interviews in addition to more than 1,300 images.
At first glance, one might compare the young Chinese photographer Yang Yong to Nan Goldin or Larry Clark, for he, too creates sexy/abject pictures of marginal urban youth. However, when one examines Yang Yong's work more closely, one connects it with its larger context, the "model" city of Shenzhen. In this light, Yang Yong's work can be seen as a kind of photo-roman that exposes the specific state of being that is shared by his generation, who have immigrated from all over China to reinvent themselves in this artificially created "Special Economic Zone" that is supposed to be a testing ground for China's new urbanization and modernization. Yang Yong is a sensitive and accurate observer of his generation, though his work is by no means documentary: The scenes he depicts are all directed and set up by the artist himself. Perhaps this is why Yang Yong's work always radiates a certain cinematic flair.
PUBLISHER Blue Kingfisher
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 7.75 x 10 in. / 200 pgs / 60 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 4/1/2007 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2007 p. 120
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789889901585TRADE List Price: $40.00 CAD $50.00
In this first monograph, Chinese photographer Yang Yong explores the fictions and lusts of a young generation in Shenzhen. Lighthearted, fluorescent-lit photo series and videos capture a trendy woman in the subway station, an underwear-clad woman at home alone, a young woman playing with a gun--all ennui, beauty and urban environment.
PUBLISHER Blue Kingfisher
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 8.25 x 10.25 in. / 140 pgs / 120 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 8/2/2004 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2004
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9789628638864TRADE List Price: $30.00 CAD $35.00
