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MoMA acquires Chinese photography, in bulk

July 15, 2008 in I. PHOTOGRAPHY | Leave a comment

AW Asia Gallery via Bloomberg.

Left to right:"Tattoo no. 6," left, and "Tattoo no. 3," by Qiu Zhijie, "A Picture of Loquats and Mountain Birds" by Hong Lei, "On Loan My Left Hand- Me" by Sheng Qi. Images: AW Asia Gallery via Bloomberg.

As I learned on Bloomberg News, New York’s Museum of Modern Art has purchased 23 photographs from contemporary Chinese artists. The catch is that the MoMA purchased them in bulk, paying 30 percent to 40 percent less than retail price, and receiving five donated images.


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