继2005《胡杨—上海人家摄影展》之后，胡杨将于2008年7月26日至8月31日在五角场800号艺术空间内再次举办其个展《新上海人家》。

 胡杨属于为数不多的拥有自己独特图像话语和摄影理念的艺术家之一，早在上个世纪80年代他就开始从事纪事摄影，并且其文化记录式的作品被人们所熟悉。自2004年起至今，胡杨将视野转向了上海人的日常生活隐秘及深藏不露的部分，开始其‘上海人家’系列摄影的创作。期间他走进生活在上海的500户外国人、外地人、上海人；富人、中产、贫困人家采访、拍摄。大量的照片文献式的集中纪录了500个生活在上海的家庭的内部空间，同时艺术家也成功的从社会学的角度解读了21世纪初上海人家的生活状态——在现代化进程和国家开放政策中所伴随的家庭生活戏剧性的变化。现《上海人家》系列作品已被澳大利亚昆士兰美术馆收藏。

 本次展览不仅将展出《胡杨—上海人家摄影展》中原有精选出的100张作品，还将加入其近期拍摄的20张《新上海人家》的作品。届时，观众将能够通过完整的脉络来领会《上海人家》这一庞大计划背后所隐含的深层意义。

 

New Shanghai Living - Hu Yang Solo-Exhibition
July 26 – August 31, 2008
Wu Jiao Chang 800 Art Space, 800 Guoshun East Rd., #310-314, Shanghai, 200433, China
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After first successful exhibition at ShanghART H-Space in 2005, Hu Yang’s intensive documentation on life in Shanghai’s homes is on view again at Wu Jiao Chang 800 Art Space. 

The featured photographs take on an anthropological and sociological approach that attempts to describe the dramatic changes of domestic living that occurred following the process of modernization and the Open Door policy. The photographs work as cultural documents as well as aesthetic objects that give us an almost voyeuristic view into a group of diverse private spheres ranging from migrant worker’s dwellings to the domiciles of foreign diplomats and successful business people. The photographs are contextualized with captions that quote inhabitants from conversations with the photographer prior to the shoot. Meanwhile, this complete series of the work now is in the "Collection of the Queensland Art Gallery".
 
For this exhibition, the original set of 100 photos has been extended by 20 additional photos.