New issue of China NU+
From the (interm) Editor-in-Chief
We are pleased to offer you this fall issue of ChinaNU+.
Unfortunately, the announced new editor-in-chief has not yet been able to launch. I am taking over for now. Hopefully more news soon. Meanwhile, in addition to Huub Gulickx -designer and Astrid Bouwman – editor-in-chief, we have recruited two permanent editors: Im Fong Liu – for culture and Peter Gill as tech editor. Im Fong Liu is a publicist and styling teacher, Peter is an engineer and has recently published a book West Meets East about developments in China in the field of innovation, among others.
Perhaps needless to say; the editors and all staff, board and volunteers work unpaid and with pleasure on China NU+ and all activities of the VNC.
For now, I hope you enjoy reading and we as editors would love to hear your thoughts on this new issue. See you later!
Monique Knapen
On the cover is a beautiful photo taken especially for us by Ruben Lundgren on Oct. 1, 2024.
Ruben Lundgren, 1983, is a Dutch photographer and curator living in Beijing. He has made a name for himself with his work within the conceptual photography duo WassinkLundgren and has received much attention for his publications such as Empty Bottles (2007) and Tokyo Tokyo (2010). Lundgren received his master’s degree in photography from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2011. As a photojournalist, Lundgren works for De Volkskrant and published the book Real Dreams (2021). Through his move to China, Lundgren became deeply involved in Chinese contemporary photography.
Through his work as a curator, he has made major contributions to The Chinese Photobook (2015), in collaboration with Martin Parr, Ellen Thorbecke’s China (2021), for the Nederlands Fotomuseum and China Imagined (2022), for BredaPhoto, together with curator He Yining. His exhibitions are known for their accessibility and attract general audiences as well as photography experts. In the fall of 2025, the Fotomuseum Den Haag will present a major retrospective of his Chinese work.
