"RMB City" is a project in Second Life created by the 30 year old Beijing artist Cao Fei in March of 2008. Exploring the boundaries between virtual and physical worlds "RMB City" is a wry exploration of the correllation between the boom in Beijing's global real estate market and the parallel international growth of the Chinese contemporary art market. When exhibited in a gallery, the show is set up to look like a real-world real estate office for this virtual city. According to a review in the NYTimes this Second Life version of Beijing ''resembles the retro-futuristic metropolis of the Jetsons crossed with a modern-day Beijing. A smokestack belches flames, a statue of Chairman Mao salutes visitors, and a giant panda balloon floats overhead."
URL: http://rmbcity.com/
Documentation of "RMB City": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MhfATPZA0g
About Cao Fei: www.caofei.com