MO YI, UCCA, BEIJING

As far as discoveries go, this survey of Mo Yi, the Chinese footballer-turned-photographer, is set to be standout. Accompanied by a bright yellow Thames & Hudson tome, the exhibition will incorporate Mo’s hand-made books, collages and original contact sheets alongside photography from the 1980s and 90s in an attempt to position this imaginative artist within the history of photography and Chinese experimental art. Taken rapidly like a machine gun, with the camera behind his neck or from a stick at “dogs-eye” view, Mo’s street photography is unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

 Mo Yi runs at UCCA, Beijing from September 28 – December 29 2024