Cao Fei: Nù

Abstract

On a day in April 2006, four young men – Cao Fei, Ah Long,TOKILL and Fang Zheng were walking on the way to Yunnan province.Initially, Cao Fei was invited to make a feature film about “Yunnan” subject, nevertheless, the creation of the film reached an impasse due to various reasons in the process, all that remains is the script of Nù (Anger) which is the core of the publication. The photographs featured in the book are taken from this journey, which along the Nujinag River nevertheless involves the very conception of life.

About Cao Fei

Born in 1978 in Guangzhou, Cao Fei is one of the most innovative Chinese artists to have emerged on the international scene. Currently living in Beijing, she mixes social commentary, popular aesthetics, references to Surrealism, and documentary conventions in her films and installations. Her works reflect on the rapid and chaotic changes that are occurring in Chinese society today.

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