Neon cities, cyber nightmares and yum cha: Cao Fei, the visionary artist charting China’s past and future

Neon cities, cyber nightmares and yum cha: Cao Fei, the visionary artist charting China’s past and future

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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/dec/03/cao-fei-my-city-is-yours-art-gallery-of-nsw

For her first major solo show in Australia, the Chinese artist has turned the Art Gallery of New South Wales into a bustling cityscape

When Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei was negotiating her solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ modern art wing, Naala Badu, she was adamant it would not be a traditional “low-lit in a white square box” endeavour.

Neon cities, cyber nightmares and yum cha: Cao Fei, the visionary artist charting China’s past and future

Mon Dec 2, 2:26pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/dec/03/cao-fei-my-city-is-yours-art-gallery-of-nsw > For her first major solo show in Australia, the Chinese artist has turned the Art Gallery of New South Wales into a bustling cityscape > When Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei was negotiating her solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ modern art wing, Naala Badu, she was adamant it would not be a traditional “low-lit in a white square box” endeavour.