Ren Hang by Dian Hanson

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The only international collection of Beijing photographer Ren Hang, whose images garnered some 90 shows in his brief six-year career, as well as a mass following online. Vivid and explicit, Hang’s images capture naked subjects outdoors, exposed, erect, and in an entanglement of bodies that put him at the forefront of a gender fluid world and of Chinese artists’ battle for creative freedom.

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Ren Hang by Dian Hanson

The only international collection of Beijing photographer Ren Hang, whose images garnered some 90 shows in his brief six-year career, as well as a mass following online. Vivid and explicit, Hangs images capture naked subjects outdoors, exposed, erect, and in an entanglement of bodies that put him at the forefront of a gender fluid world and of Chinese artists battle for creative freedom.
“I don’t really view my work as taboo, because I don’t think so much in cultural context or political contextI don’t intentionally push boundaries. I just do what I do.” * Ren Hang in The New York Times *
Dian Hanson is a senior editor and writer for TASCHEN, with over 50 books to her credit. In addition to Hal Foster’s Tarzan, her recent works include ARNOLD, The Art of Pin-up, Masterpieces of Fantasy Art, and The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta.  Chinese photographer Ren Hang (1987–2017) was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, and lived and worked in Beijing. Over his brief six-year career, Hang’s surreal, startling, gender-fluid images gained a huge international following as well as over 20 solo and 70 group shows.
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ISBN 13 9783836562072
ISBN 10 3836562073
Title Ren Hang
Author Dian Hanson
Series Photography Book Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Taschen GmbH
Year published 2016-12-05
Number of pages 312
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.