August 8, 2009 – September 19, 2009 | Three Shadows Gallery
Curator: Karen Smith

This exhibition is sponsored by Shao Foundation, the opening party will be held at 4:00pm, August 8, 2009 (Saturday).

Liu Heung Shing's photo, taken in 1979
By Liu Heung Shing, 1979.

Seek Truth from Facts is the first exhibition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing in mainland China. It features a selection of Liu’s photos taken from 1978 to 1983, all of which were published in China After Mao: Seek Truth from Facts by Penguin in 1983 (reprinted in 1987 and 1992). The Chinese edition will be published by the World Publishing Company (Shijie Tushu Chuban Gongsi) this September.

Liu Heung Shing was born in Hong Kong in 1951 and graduated from Hunter College of the New York City University in 1975. He was a former foreign correspondent / photojournalist who had been dispatched to China, U.S., India, South Korea, and the former Soviet Union in a span of 20 years. From 1997 to 2000, Liu was the Director of Business Development for Time Warner Inc. in China. He worked for News Corporation (China) as the Executive Vice President from 2000 to 2006. In 1992, Liu shares the Pulitzer Prize and the Overseas Press Club Award for the coverage of the collapse of the Soviet Union. He is currently the Editorial Director of Modern Media Group, which publishes eight magazines including Modern Weekly.

Please visit Three Shadows gallery’s exhibition page for more info on the exhibition.