ArtBabble: Cao Fei http://artbabble.org/artist/Cao_Fei/feed en Cao Fei: Building "RMB City" http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-building-rmb-city <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/art21exclusive">Art21:Exclusive</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>Exclusive</em> 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.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-building-rmb-city" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-building-rmb-city#comments Cao Fei Computer Art Digital Art Second Life video game art Chinese Art Contemporary Art Materials and Process People Place Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/27/27bb92668be6e242/poster-image-06.jpg 27bb92668be6e242 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:50:49 +0000 wesasketch 8023 at http://artbabble.org Cao Fei: "PRD Anti-Heroes" http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-prd-anti-heroes <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/art21exclusive">Art21:Exclusive</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>Exclusive</em> 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.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-prd-anti-heroes" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-prd-anti-heroes#comments Cao Fei Performance Art Chinese Art Contemporary Art Performance Place Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/ad/ad29c1d02f3b2038/poster-image-02.jpg ad29c1d02f3b2038 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:35:50 +0000 wesasketch 8022 at http://artbabble.org Cao Fei: Avatars http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-avatars <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><em><a href="http://artbabble.org/series/art21%E2%80%94exclusive" rel="nofollow">Exclusive</a></em> 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.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-avatars" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-avatars#comments Cao Fei Performance Second Life Chinese Art Contemporary Art People Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/bd/bdcb5d1cfc6b4c78/poster-image-09.jpg bdcb5d1cfc6b4c78 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:40:46 +0000 wesasketch 6494 at http://artbabble.org Cao Fei: Season 5 Preview (October 2009) http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-season-5-preview-october-2009 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/art21-first-look">Art21: First Look</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/series/art21-first-look">Art21: First Look</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art21">Art21</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>This video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode <em>Fantasy</em> premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). </p> <p><em>Fantasy</em> 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.</p> <p><a href="http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-season-5-preview-october-2009" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://artbabble.org/video/art21/cao-fei-season-5-preview-october-2009#comments Architecture Cao Fei New Media Sculpture Second Life Chinese Art Contemporary Art Art21 http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/61/615cd8e754279d24/poster-image-09.jpg 615cd8e754279d24 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:52:05 +0000 wesasketch 3956 at http://artbabble.org