Cao Fei

Author: Stephan Salat

Born in 1978 in Guangzhou, Cao Fei now lives and works in Beijing. Cao Fei graduated from the Affiliated Middle School of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, also obtaining her BFA degree here. She has been working with multimedia languages ranging from video and theatre, to performance and photography, with the purpose of manifesting the intensive lifestyle of a new generation of Chinese youth navigating between a rapidly mutating reality and a fantastic world leading to more freedom and playfulness.

Her recent work, Second Life project 'China Tracy,' has exhibited in 52nd Venice Biennale, Chinese Pavilion; 'RMB CITY- A Second Life City Planning' has been exhibited in 2007 Istanbul Biennale; Whose Utopia, TATE Liverpool (2007), Nu Project, Lyon Biennale (2007).

Cao Fei also participated in15th Biennale of Sydney (2006), Moscow Biennale (2005), Shanghai Biennale (2004), 50th Venice Biennale (2003). She also exhibited video works in the International Center of Photography, New York, MoMA (New York), P.S.1 (New York), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris (Paris), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo). Cao Fei won The 2006 Best Young Artist Award by CCAA (Chinese Contemporary Art Award).

 

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