InOnPhotographySusanSontagstatedthatphotographyis"anartofspiritcapturing,"shecommentedontheessenceofphotographyas"aworldviewdenyingcontactandcontinuity,butendowingeverymomentwithitsmysteriousnatur...

　　Theoldestphotographintheworldtodaycanbetracedto1827,itwasshotbyaFrenchmanJosephNierphillips.Inthe21stcentury,Chinesecontemporaryphotographysteppedintothedigitalerafromthepreviousfilmera.Thepioneer...

　　FuWenjun’sphotographyseriesLeavingtheStageshowstheviewersimagesoftheabandonedenginesandfactoriesretiredfromtheir“posts”.BoththethemeandvisualeffectofLeavingtheStageseriesindicatethatthecreatorp...

　　Peopleusedtoknowthatphotographytechnologywoulddeveloprapidlyintherecenthalfcentury.Inanagewheneveryonecanusetheportabledigitalcameras,theerawhenonehadtocarryaheavy,expensiveandnewgadgettotakepictu...

　　Whatiscontemporaryart?MostforeignartinstitutionsdefinetheartafterWorldWarIIascontemporaryart.Specifically,theso-calledcontemporaryartreferstoartsince1945.If“contemporary”isdefinedintermsoftime,w...