Looking Back Toward the Future: Contemporary Photography from China

Schedule

Fri Feb 27 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | St. Louis, MO

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Join us to celebrate the opening of Looking Back Toward the Future: Contemporary Photography from China.
About this Event

Join us to celebrate the opening of .

Presenting more than forty large-scale works by fourteen artists, this exhibition surveys the emergence of conceptual photography in China after 1989, exploring how artists used performance and diverse photographic methods to examine a rapidly shifting sociopolitical landscape.

Free and open to the public.


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The public reception is preceded by the member and WashU preview at 4:30 pm and a panel discussion in Steinberg Auditorium at 5:30 pm.


Parking

Free parking is available in the East End Garage after 5 pm. Enter at the intersection of Forsyth Blvd and Wrighton Way. View a map and complete parking information here.

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