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Topic Archives: Cao Fei
Cao Fei’s unsung factory heroes explained – art:21 video
Posted on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Chinese artist Cao Fei discusses the anti-hero characteristics she gave factory workers from the Pearl River Delta region in China in a recent theatrical work.
Emphasis on viewer experience not sales: Vitamin Creative, Cao Fei at Frieze
Posted on Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES CHINA ART FAIRS As well as representing the likes of Zheng Guogu, Koki Tanaka and the Yangjiang Group, China’s Vitamin Creative Space and its ethos is perhaps best observed in their recent collaboration with Cao Fei, Room … Continue reading
Liquidity propels prices, Chinese Political Pop is back – Sothebys Contemporary Asian Art Auction 2009 Hong Kong
Posted on Friday, October 16th, 2009
SOTHEBY’S AUCTIONS HONG KONG CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART Although called a Contemporary Asian Art auction, this sale was dominated by Chinese artists which was a canny move by Sotheby’s given that mainland liquidity is driving prices of property in Hong Kong to … Continue reading
What are latest trends in Chinese art, who are the top two emerging artists? Melissa Chiu video
Posted on Sunday, February 1st, 2009
CHINESE ART TRENDS Australian curator and writer Melissa Chiu of the Asia Society New York discusses the newest trends from China in a video called Inside The Contemporary Art Scene. She identifies several emerging changes: young Chinese women are emerging as … Continue reading
New roles for art collectors, organisations created by Cao Fei on Second Life – Uli Sigg is RMB City governor
Posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009
INTERVIEW CHINESE ARTIST CAO FEI Editor of Asia Art Archive’s Diaaalogue, Sue Acret spoke to Chinese artist Cao Fei about her Second Life project RMB City which was officially launched in January 2009. In this project which uses as a … Continue reading
Artist to watch Cao Fei
Posted on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
ARTIST TO WATCH As we scan the news every day, some new artists and new trends emerge out of the cloud of informaton bigger bolder and brighter than the rest. This is the first in an occasional series in which we beam … Continue reading



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