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THE NETHERLANDS / Amsterdam: We May Have Met Before
by Modem
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until Sunday January 17 2016

Foam Fotografiemuseum
T : +31 (0)20 551 6500
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam
The Netherlands



Seven important artists, from different generations, reflect on today’s China in the exhibition We May Have Met Before
Following the successful presentation in the Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai of exhibitions put together by Foam, this autumn the museum will be staging We May Have Met Before, an exhibition of the work of seven contemporary Chinese artists, compiled by the internationally famous Chinese curator Feng Boyi.

The exhibition We May Have Met Before challenges visitors to examine more closely their image of Chinese culture. At the same time the symbolism of the selected works will undoubtedly prompt a sense of recognition, since Chinese culture and aesthetics are a strong presence internationally. China is a major political and economic power, a fact that is certainly in evidence outside Asia. In China photographic images are seen largely as historical evidence, serving to confirm or deny facts. The position of photography as an art form is not self-evident. The photographers featured in We May Have Met Before approach this situation in a variety of ways.

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