In pictures: Chinese photographer Ren Hang’s nakedly sexual views of underground youth culture
Ren has had his work banned in China and has been arrested while shooting nudes, but his international reputation will continue to grow thanks in part to this glossy new Taschen book
The provocative, sexually charged work of Jilin-born photographer Ren Hang has been collected in a new volume compiled by boutique publisher Taschen.
In China, the 28-year-old photographer has been forbidden from exhibiting his explicit shots of both male and female models – usually his friends – but he has held solo exhibitions in countries including Italy, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
“My photos, especially the ones of naked bodies, are forbidden to be shown in Chinese galleries. Only occasionally can the ones that aren’t explicit be shown, but I still face many difficulties even with them,” Ren told the Vice website.
