Cao Fei’s artworks & exhibitions

Born in 1978 in the Chinese province of Guangzhou, Cao Fei is a Beijing-based multimedia artist. Her work often explores the everyday lives of Chinese people born in the aftermath of China’s Cultural Revolution.

By using performance art, video, and digital media, she examines the subtle relationship between reality and dreams, as well as the pervasive internet culture in China.

Her work captures the ever-changing cultural and social transformation of the contemporary life of the Chinese citizens while emphasizing the external influences from Japan and America.

Cao Fei’s Whose Utopia? The lives & dreams of Chinese workers

Performances, Video Art / 3 minutes of reading

Cao Fei is no stranger to the subject of Chinese urbanism, and Whose Utopia? is a classic example of her prowess and ingenuity as an artist. Cao Fei’s interest in generating multimedia art that touches on social commentary has placed her as China’s leading artist born after the Cultural Revolution. So, what’s Whose Utopia? …

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Cao Fei shows iconic video games on 490m tall Hong Kong building

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

Cao Fei’s Same Old, Brand New Same Old, Brand New is the labor of love of Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei. It was a massive video installation that featured a multitude of different symbols, moving pictures and images, and logos from well-liked video games such as Pac-Man and Tetris. At the time of the show, …

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Cao Fei’s Cosplayers & the power of costumes

Performances, Photography, Video Art / 6 minutes of reading

Cosplayers Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei’s 2004 work explores the imagined identities of cosplayers, young people who dress up like game characters, and how they interact with the real world. A costume bestows magical powers upon the wearer of these individuals, rendering their person more special and enabling them to transcend their mundane reality. These …

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Giant balloons occupy Hong Kong’s West Kowloon – Massive inflatable sculptures

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

What was it? Inflation! is the name of a project that shows six large-scale inflatable sculptures in the Park at West Kowloon Cultural District. The l...

Cao Fei’s artworks & exhibitions

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