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Hai Bo and China’s Photography Boom

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.

Philip Gefter
Philip Gefter
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Courtesy of Pace / MacGill Gallery, New York
Philip Gefter

Philip Gefter

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