Cao Fei
Cao Fei was born in Guangzhou, China, in 1978. She is one of a small number of acclaimed women artists in China, and one of the first artists to experiment with the creative potential of Second Life, a virtual world. In her early photographs and video art, Cao Fei focused on people’s dreams, fantasies, and the social changes caused by commercialism and technological advancement. She has continued to explore these themes in her ongoing project in Second Life, which began in 2007 with her work iMirror.
Selected Bibliography
Kold, Anders, Michael Juul Holm, and Tine Colstrup, eds. The World is Yours. Humlebæk, Denmark: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2009.
Cao, Fei, ed. RMB City. Guangzhou: Vitamin Creative Space, 2008.
Hou, Hanru, Hu Fang, and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Journey. Paris and Guangzhou: Frac Ile-de-France / Le Plateau and Vitamin Creative Space, 2008.
Cao, Fei. Hip Hop New York, Fukuoka, Guangzhou 2003-2006. Essay by Philip Tinari. New York: Lombard-Freid Projects, 2006.