{"product_id":"in-china-when-it-all-xiao-quan-9788891821812","title":"In China When It All Began","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first international volume--and the very first English release--on Xiao Quan, one of the most acclaimed contemporary photographers in China.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eXiao Quan shot to fame with his large-scale photo album \u003ci\u003eOur Generation\u003c\/i\u003e. The album, published in 1996 in China, features almost all of the famous figures in literature and fine art during the 1980s and 1990s, including Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, He Xuntian, Tan Dun, Bei Dao, Wang Anyi, Shi Tiesheng, Chen Cun, and Cui Jian, among others. In order to make this picture album, Xiao Quan traveled around China, and it took him nearly ten years to complete it. This book returns to that project to present it to a wider audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a personal and fascinating documentation of China's late 1980s through the 1990s, capturing the drastic social change of the country's first decade of economic reform. Through an attentive selection of his most significant portraits of ordinary people around China and a group of emerging artists, this book aims at a comprehensive depiction of Xiao Quan's generation, giving a new perspective on Chinese cultural evolution and contemporary society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiao Quan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8891821810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788891821812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli International Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 8.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Xiao Quan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941294440703,"sku":"9788891821812","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f40c6d32-949a-4417-ac93-6c5bd7cc8677.jpg?v=1681452075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-china-when-it-all-xiao-quan-9788891821812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}