Cai Guo-Qiang
dal 21/2/2008 al 27/5/2008
Segnalato da
21/2/2008
Cai Guo-Qiang
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Retrospective. Over 80 works from the 1980s to the present. Designed as a spectacular site-specific installation within Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark building, this exhibition will present a chronological and thematic survey that charts the artist's creation of a distinctive visual and conceptual language across four mediums: gunpowder drawings, some as long as 100 feet; explosion events, documented by videos, photographs, and preparatory drawings; large-scale installations and social projects.
The forthcoming retrospective of Cai Guo-Qiang organized by the Guggenheim Museum is the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s extraordinary scope and innovative body of work to date and represents the Guggenheim Museum's first solo show devoted to a Chinese-born artist.
Designed as a spectacular site-specific installation within Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark building, this exhibition will present a chronological and thematic survey that charts the artist's creation of a distinctive visual and conceptual language across four mediums: gunpowder drawings, some as long as 100 feet; explosion events, documented by videos, photographs, and preparatory drawings; large-scale installations, including a version of Inopportune: Stage One (2004) comprised of nine exploding cars suspended in the central void of the museum's rotunda; and social projects, wherein the artist works with local communities to create an art event or exhibition site, documented by photographs. Featuring over 80 works from the 1980s to the present drawn from major public and private collections in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, the exhibition will illuminate Cai's significant formal and conceptual contributions to contemporary international art practices and social activism.
Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957), Cry Dragon/Cry Wolf: The Ark of Genghis Khan, 1996. Sheepskin floats, branches, wooden paddles, rope, Toyota car engines, and printed material. Dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds contributed by the International Director's Council and Executive Committee Members: Eli Broad, Elaine Terner Cooper, Beat Curti, Ronnie Heyman, J. Tomilson Hill, Dakis Joannou, Barbara Lane, Robert Mnuchin, Peter Norton,Thomas Walther, and Ginny Williams, with additional funds contributed by Peter Littmann 97.4523
This exhibition is made possible by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, which promotes the understanding of Chinese arts and culture worldwide.
Media Partner Thirteen/WNET.
Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and with the generous support of additional individuals and foundations.
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