Hung Liu av Dorothy Moss

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A major survey of contemporary artist Hung Liu, whose layered portraits explore history and memory through the stories of marginalized figuresHung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands presents the stunning work of this contemporary Chinese American artist. Liu (1948¿2021) blends painting and photography to offer new frameworks for understanding portraiture in relation to time, memory, and history. Often working from photographs, she uses portraiture to elevate overlooked subjects, amplifying the stories of those who have historically been invisible or unheard. This richly illustrated book examines six decades of Liu¿s painting, photography, and drawing. Author Dorothy Moss illuminates the importance of family photographs in Liu¿s work; Nancy Lim examines the origins of Liu¿s artistic practice; Lucy R. Lippard explores issues of identity and multiculturalism; and Elizabeth Partridge focuses on Liu¿s recent series based on Dorothea Lange¿s Depression-era photographs. Philip Tinari, along wit