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HAI BO

On the heels of Obama’s summit with Hu Jintao, an evocative new exhibit by photographer Hai Bo opens in New York. Philip Gefter explores the art of documenting China’s vanishing history.

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image and paper, 58 11/16 x 78 1/2 inches mount, 58 11/16 x 78 1/2 inches from an edition of 8

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image, 47 5/16 x 63 inches paper and mount, 55 5/16 x 71 inches from an edition of 8

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image, 19 5/8 x 62 1/4 inches paper and mount, 23 1/2 x 66 1/8 inches from an edition of 12

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image, 47 1/4 x 62 7/8 inches paper and mount, 70 3/4 x 55 inches from an edition of 8

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image, 47 1/4 x 62 7/8 inches paper and mount, 55 x 70 3/4 inches from an edition of 8

Courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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pigment print mounted to Dibond image and paper, 54 3/4 x 110 inches mount, 54 3/4 x 110 inches from an edition of 8

Courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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three pigment prints mounted to Dibond each, 39 x 52 inches from an edition of 8

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pigment print mounted to Dibond image, 47 3/16 x 63 inches paper and mount, 55 3/16 x 71 inches from an edition of 8

Courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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two gelatin silver prints mounted to Plexiglas each image, 94 1/2 x 47 1/4 inches from an edition of 8

Courtesy of Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York