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The exhibition title suggests a duality: ‘picturing’ as in capturing a photograph of something, but also as in visualizing something. Another doubling occurs when the different takes on Asia come together, bringing about a combination of representation and imagination, which highlights the particular characteristics of each photographer, as well as their similarities. This exhibition also commemorates the 60th anniversary of Asia Society Hong Kong Center and is the first time the works of two Magnum photographers, Brian Brake (1927 – 1988) and Steve McCurry (1950 – ), are featured in Hong …