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"When the 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.
The Guangzhou-born artist, who has strong ties to Sydney (a sister city to the
sprawling Chinese port city), wanted her show to capture the brashness and
bustle of a busy mall or market.
Consequently, in
Cao Fei: My City Is Yours 曹斐: 欢迎登陆, gallery walls are
forsaken for scaffolding while music and sound effects from her various
installations – a theatre, a restaurant, a factory – bleed into each other,
competing for the viewer’s attention.
“It’s not a criticism of the European [style], but normally we see a lot of
video shows [installed] in a white cube … and you see the curator turning down
the volume – more quiet or more clean,” Cao told
Guardian Australia.
“But I want my exhibition to reflect my personality and experience. In my city
there is always lots of construction, a lot of demolition and rebuilding. This
is my material.”
My City Is Yours is the Beijing-based artist’s first major solo exhibition in
Australia, with key works from a 20-year career that spans film, photography,
metaverse experiments and large-scale interactive installations spread across
the AGNSW."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
