Jean Loh: An Introduction to China’s Contemporary Photography

RAS Studio

An Introduction to China’s Contemporary Photography

By Jean Loh

Tuesday, February 24th  7.00 p.m. (refreshments) 7.30 p.m. (talk)

Australian Lifestyle, No. 1 Yueyang Road (function room)
(Address in Chinese: 岳阳路1号) Tel: 64332917
(Opposite Pushkin Monument at the junction of Fenyang, Yueyang, Dongping & Taojiang Roads)

Jean Loh is one of Shanghai’s most widely respected curators of photography, producing consistently high caliber, meticulously presented and thought provoking exhibitions at his beaugeste gallery on Taikang Lu. His talk will be a general introduction to China’s contemporary photography, and its presence in museum exhibitions and collections, and at art festivals, galleries and auction houses. He will address its historical development, and its current role within the sometimes controversial Chinese contemporary art scene and market, while also speculating on its future.

Jean Loh is a graduate of the Sorbonne University and Sciences-Po Paris. He is a collector of photography, founder of a graphic design studio in Shanghai, gallery owner, and publisher of art and photography books. As an independent designer and curator he has worked for many Chinese institutions including the Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai Library, and Guangdong Museum of Art.

ENTRANCE: 30 Rmb for members, 80 Rmb for guests – drinks, snacks & meals available

Membership applications and membership renewals will be available this evening