She constructs idiosyncratically stunning collages from sources as diverse as fashion and porn magazines; medical and science books; or
ethnographic photographs taken from publications such as Africa Adorned.
Not exact matches
Malick Sidibé's
photographs of Mali, Africa, at Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, are an
ethnographic -LSB-.....]
It features: a series of black - and - white
photographs of elderly actors by Liu Zheng that play with conventions of
ethnographic and opera photography; two videos by Chen Qiulin that make use of traditional opera characters to respond to changes wrought by the Three Gorges Dam; The Forbidden City (Zijincheng) by Liu Wei, a lyrical video of theatrical «glove puppets» (budai kuilei) shown publicly for the first time; and videos by Cui Xiuwen that connect to opera in more oblique ways, through performative elements and symbolic props, gestures, and costumes.
Malick Sidibé's
photographs of Mali, Africa, at Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, are an
ethnographic tour de force.
Included are many different forms of early photography, representing an array of markets and social classes: grand portraits of Nepalese royals and palm - size cartes de visite for the masses,
ethnographic albums by British photographers and hand - painted
photographs from Indian portrait studios.