Ren Hang

Ren Hang was a Chinese photographer and poet. During Ren's incipient career, he was known mostly for nude photographic portraits of his friends. His work is significant for its representation of Chinese sexuality within a heavily censored society.

THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT

China –

Photographer and poet, Ren Hang was born in Changchun, in northeast China in 1987. He lives and works in Beijing. Carefully staged, his work explores poetry of uninhibited sexuality and eager to experience Chinese youth. Criticized by the Chinese intelligentsia, his work has attracted international attention and has many exhibitions to his credit.
Ren Hang in 2013 was part of the 37 Chinese artists co-curated by Ai Weiwei “Fuck Off 2” at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands exhibition event, and sets until December 31 Lianzhou Foto Festival, China.

Exhibition from 17 January to 14 March 2014.

Opening January 17 to 19 hours in the presence of the artist.

The Naked Gallery invites Ren Hang in Paris for the exhibition.
Possibility of interviews by appointment from 11 to January 20.

Photography

Related Posts

Oscar Monzon: KARMA

Spain –  In Karma, a project developed in Madrid between 2009 and 2013, Óscar Monzón focuses on the car as a ...

Robin Maddock III

England –                                      ...

Alejandro Castellote on Musuk Nolte and Leslie Searles’s PIRUW

Peru –                                     ...

Dan Budnik: ‘Marching to the Freedom Dream’ – The Heroic Encounter

USA –  Marching To The Freedom Dream presents American photojournalist Photography feature – Dan Budnik’s significant body of work documenting ...

Federico Clavarino: Italia o Italia

Spain –   Italia o Italia is built over the ruins of an unresolved empire, a place in which monuments ...

Lucie Foundation: International Photography Awards 2014 Announced

USA – The Lucie Awards presents the International Photography Awards (IPA) competition, a sister effort of the Lucie Foundation, and has ...

Jen Juul Gomma Books

Celebrating Black and White Photography with Gomma Books

MONO Trilogy is about celebrating that beautiful and timeless art medium that is black & white photography. It represents an ...

Thomas Sauvin : Silvermine

China – Silvermine is a set of five photo albums each containing 20 prints. The negatives were salvaged from a ...

Colombian Gangsta and other stories – Kosuke Okahara

Japan –  In an attempt to find new ways of communicating a story, Kosuke has recently produced the first issue ...