Impossible is Nothing

Andrea Smith, Publicist National print and online campaign Social Media campaign Promotion through: www.daylightbooks.org The photographer, Priscilla Briggs, plans to contact the following bookstores and offer signed copies to sell: Gustavus Adolphus College St. Catherine’s University and other local colleges and universities Magers and Quinn Bookstore Rosalux Gallery (artist member) Carnegie Mellon University (alumna) Maryland Institute College of Art (alumna) Priscilla Briggs website: http://priscillabriggs.com/home.html • Art and Photo magazines: Aperture, ArtAsiaPacific, Chinese Photography magazine, Photo District News, American Photo, Popular Photography, Professional Photographer, Rangefinder, Shutterbug, The Photo Review, British Journal of Photography, Photographer’s Forum, Hot Shoe International, Photo-Eye, among others. • Niche: Magazines that cover culture and politics, such as Mother Jones, The Atlantic, The Economist, Politico, Foreign Policy, The Week, The Nation, International Herald Tribune, etc. Will also pursue the American woman in China angle, pitching features to a few of the more upscale women’s magazines such as Marie Claire and Elle. • General interest publications (books, art, culture): The New Yorker, Harper’s, New York Review of Books, Brooklyn Rail, Reader’s Digest, Bookforum • Trade press: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Choice • Top Market Newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian (UK), The Financial Times (UK), The Sunday Times (UK), and papers in cities where the artist’s work has been shown. Will also pitch English-language papers in Hong Kong such as the South China Morning Post, Wall Street Journal Asia, and the China Daily. • Blogs/Online: Hyperallergic, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Huffington Post, Daily Beast, Slate, Feature Shoot, Lenscratch, aCurator, Musee magazine, We-Heart, Colossal, etc. Will also research English-language blogs that cater to American-Asian relations and cross-cultural activities. • Broadcast: NPR programs (national and local), BBC, CNN

Impossible is Nothing documents China as a rising power struggling to integrate capitalism into a Communist system.During a decade of rapid economic growth, American photographer Priscilla Briggs traveled along the eastern seaboard of China. Impossible is Nothing explores various facets of Chinese society within the context of Communism that engages in "Capitalism with Chinese characteristics." These photographs examine constructed realities within China relating to luxury and status, with the West serving as a model for Capitalist consumerism. Portraits, still-life images, and urban landscapes are woven together to create a lyrical ode to the optimism and imagination of contemporary China. Priscilla Briggs is a lens-based artist who investigates global representations of capitalism and consumerism. Her work has been exhibited internationally, most recently in the Landskrona Photo Salon in Sweden, the Minneapolis International Film Festival, the DeVos Museum in Michigan, and many more.