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22:10, 10-Mar-2019
Photo show on Chinese American lives held in New York City
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A photo exhibition documenting the lives of Chinese Americans is on view at the Museum of the City of New York.
The exhibition, titled "Interior lives: Contemporary photographs of Chinese New Yorkers," features the works of three photographers who have spent years recording the lives of Chinese New Yorkers. The photographers are Thomas Holton, Annie Ling, and An Rong Xu.
Holton has followed the trajectory of a single family, the Lams of Ludlow Street, since 2003. Starting as a family of five in a 350-square-foot apartment, the family has changed over the past 15 years, with the growth of the children and the eventual separation of the parents.
The exhibition is promoted on the official website of the Museum of the City of New York. /Screenshot of the museum's website
The exhibition is promoted on the official website of the Museum of the City of New York. /Screenshot of the museum's website
Ling documented the lives of the 35 residents on the fourth floor of 81 Bowery while Xu explored the intersection of "two sometimes polarizing cultures" through photography.
Whitney Donhauser, Ronay Menschel Director and President of the Museum of the City of New York, said the exhibition provides an intimate look into a significant community full of vastly diverse experiences.
Prepared in conjunction with the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) exhibition "Interior Lives: Photographs of Chinese Americans in the 1980s" by Bud Glick, the exhibition will run through March 24.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency