aaajiao (Xu Wenkai)

Aaajiao (Xu Wenkai) is a new media artist and computer visuals programmer, based in Shanghai. In 2003 he established the sound art website: cornersound.com, in 2006 he founded the Chinese take on the blog we-make-money-not-art: We Need Money Not Art. He is devoted to Processing, an open source visual programming software, Dorkbot, a non-profit initiative for creative minds, and 3S Media Center, an interdisciplinary center for art, media technology and academic research based in Shanghai.

Work

Date

Title

2010

berlin@transmediale

2009

Cloud.data

2009

blogArchaeological

2009

MemoryMachine

2009

Patience for the man ||

2009

hm.data

2009

CopyCode

2008-12008

010000.org

2008

Patience for the man

2008

Waving Bamboo

2008

Berlin Wall sound collection project

2008

SoundEmbedded

2008

EmbeddedProject

2008

Mindlight.data

2007

Cube.Cell

2007

RealPacman

2007

Cube.data

2006-2007

Sacpe.data

2007

Jelly.data

Exhibitions

Date

Title

Feb 2010

Transmediale, Berlin

Dec 2009

Sweet Future, Shanghai

Nov 2009

Fantastic Illusions – Media Art Exhibition of Chinese and Belgian Artists Belgium, Shanghai

Sep 2009

New Media Archaeology, Shanghai

Apr 2009

Art Beijing 2009 Thematic Exhibition – Art Unforbidden, Beijing

Oct 2008

shift Festival, Switzerland

Oct 2008

eARTS Festival, Shanghai

Sep 2008

Virtual City (New Power – China Contemporary Art Biennale 2008)

June 2008

Synthetic Times Public Education Project, Beijing

July 2008

Mini Summit on New Media Arts Policy & Practice, Singapore

April 2008

SEWN Segment Space, Shanghai

Nov 2007

Microwave International Media Art Festival, Hongkong

Nov 2007

Long March, Beijing

Oct 2007

eARTS Festival, Shanghai

Oct 2007

SEWN Segment Space, Beijing

Aug 2007

Lange Nacht, Beijing

Aug 2007

Getitlouder, Beijing

Jul 2007

Zhangjiang Science, Technology and Culture Festival, Shanghai

Jun 2007

THE MOBILE LAB Borderline Festival, Beijing

May 2007

CIGE Multi-Media Arts International Lab Forum, Beijing

May 2007

Sustainable Imagination, Beijing

Apr 2007

deaf07, The Netherlands