Publisher: Zhejiang Photography Press

Publication Date: 2021

Binding: Softcover, 300 pages

Language: Chinese

ISBN: 9787551433358

From March 12, 2021 to June 6, 2021, UCCA presents “Cao Fei: Staging the Era,” the artist’s first major solo show in China. In conjunction with the exhibition, UCCA published a Chinese exhibition catalogue. The book features high-quality reproductions of all exhibited works in dialogue with preparatory sketches, personal photographs, and other documentary materials, comprising a comprehensive and detailed overview of Cao Fei’s artistic career since the 1990s. Contributors include Hou Hanru, Venus Lau, Wang Hongzhe, Chris Berry, and Yang Beichen, writing on a range of topics that includes popular culture, systems of production, filmic media, science fiction, and the influence of China’s South. The catalogue also features an exhaustive dialogue between Cao Fei and UCCA Director Philip Tinari. The publication is designed by PAY2PLAY, who have collaborated with the artist for years.