ArtBabble: Cao Fei

Cao Fei: Building "RMB City"

Art21 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:50:49 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #146: In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei discusses the inspirations, process, and challenges behind developing and building a virtual urban environment within the digital realm of Second Life for her project, "RMB City" (2007). Comparing the virtual landscape of "RMB City" to the styles of traditional Chinese brush paintings, Cao draws connections between the past and the present, Eastern and Western cultures, and aesthetic sensibilities developed from her upbringing.

Cao Fei: "PRD Anti-Heroes"

Art21 — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:35:50 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #140: Artist Cao Fei discusses her multi-media theatrical work "PRD Anti-Heroes" (2005), a play performed by non-professional actors. Investigating the "anonymous and unsung heroes" of the Pearl River Delta or "the factory of the world," Cao's production incorporates elements of traditional Chinese legends, Hong Kong soap operas, and Cantonese farces.

Cao Fei: Avatars

Art21 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:40:46 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #088: In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei reflects on the behavior of avatars in the digital environment of Second Life and the motivations behind people who explore and inhabit virtual worlds. The video showcases Cao's project "RMB City" and the many avatars that frequent it, including the artist's own avatar China Tracy.

Cao Fei: Season 5 Preview (October 2009)

Art21 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:05 +0000

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This video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

Fantasy presents four artists—Cao Fei, Mary Heilmann, Jeff Koons, and Florian Maier-Aichen—whose hallucinatory, irreverent, and sublime works transport us to imaginary worlds and altered states of consciousness.