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Xu Yong

Catherine Cheng • Hatje Cantz • ISBN-13 978-3775750967

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Xu Yong

Catherine Cheng • Hatje Cantz

ISBN-10: 3775750967 · ISBN-13: 978-3775750967 · 2021

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Photographer Xu Yong took 500 portraits of Zi U – a sex worker in Beijing. He accompanied her on a normal working day to continually take close-ups of her face, often right after a customer had said goodbye. Together with Zi U's diary entries, Xu recorded her life and mood.

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Publisher: Hatje Cantz
2021
Pages: 568

Catalog notes

Contributor: Catherine Cheng

Cultural context

Category: Author:ziuCategory: Beijing CultureCategory: Chinese Contemporary ArtCategory: Contemporary PhotographyCategory: Documentary PhotographyCategory: PhotographyCategory: Portrait PhotographyCategory: Social StudiesCategory: Zi U

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