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China · Bruno Barbey

From Mao to Modernity

Bruno Barbey (photographer), Jean Loh (foreword), Jonathan Fenby (author)

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280 x 210 mm — 184 pages — 35
ISBN : 978-2-87868-183-3

Magnum photographer Bruno Barbey first discovered China when he accompanied President Pompidou of France on an official visit there in 1973. It was a country in transition, although still under the influence of the Cultural Revolution. Most of the population still wore Mao suits and walls were covered in colourful slogans. Some years later, Barbey returned and saw the effects of Deng Xiaoping’s invitation to the people to ‘Get Rich’. Nanjing, Suzhou, Macao, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai … Barbey returned to China many times and noted on each visit, with his photos as evidence, the profound changes that were transforming the country. This book comprises a selection of the photographs he has taken over the past 40 years. It is a portrait of a country on the move – from post-revolutionary state to world economic superpower.

Bruno Barbey

French-born Bruno Barbey has been a photographer for more than 50 years and is recognised for his free and harmonious use of colour. During the 1960s, he was commissioned by Éditions Rencontre in Lausanne to report from European and African countries and he also contributed to Vogue. Over five decades, he regularly journeyed across five continents to photograph civil wars in Nigeria, Vietnam, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Kuwait. His work has appeared in major magazines worldwide.

Barbey began his relationship with Magnum Photos in 1964 and became a full member in 1968, the year he documented the political unrest and student riots in Paris. Between 1979 and 1981, he photographed Poland at a turning point in its history which is captured in his widely acclaimed book Poland.

Barbey has received many awards for his work, including the French National Order of Merit. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and are in numerous museum collections. He has also published over 25 books.

Jean Loh

Jean Loh is a collector, publisher, curator and founder of the Beaugeste Gallery in Shanghai, a key destination for lovers of photography.

Jonathan Fenby

Jonathan Fenby is a founding partner and Managing Director of the China team at Trusted Sources, the emerging markets research and consultancy firm headquartered in London. His investment and strategy research is focused on China’s policies, politics and broader political economy. He is also an author (published by Thames & Hudson, Penguin, Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins) and journalist. He has written several books concerning China. Fenby was appointed a Knight of the French National Order of Merit in 1991 and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year’s Honours List for services to journalism.

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