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From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft

Rong Rong (Photographer) — Wu Hung | Number 711 of 800 copies printed — signed by the artist

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December 16, 07:50 PM GMT

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From the Library of Clayre and Jay Michael Haft


Rong Rong (Photographer) — Wu Hung

Rong Rong's East Village, 1993-1999. New York: Chambers Fine Art, 2003


Text (368 x 284 mm). Numerous photographs reproduced in text. Pictorial cover, printed in black, gray, and white, mesh spine; minor impression to cover where secured with ties. Portfolio: 40 photographic prints (450 x 388 mm), with separate index. Original publisher's drop-back case, upper cover lettered in white; some scuffs, internal components detached. 


Number 711 of 800 copies printed — signed by the artist


Rong Rong's East Village features a portfolio of forty reproductions of Rong Rong’s most significant photographs taken between 1993 and 1998, chronicling the East Village's artistic community and the performances of artists such as Zhang Huan, Ma Liuming, Cang Xin, and Zhu Ming.


Apart from the images, which are visually striking in their own right, the present work serves as an important record of the early performance art staged by the Chinese avant-garde.