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first-hand, personally participating in demonstrations and parades himself. He grew up in a setting where explosions were common, whether they were the result of cannon blasts or celebratory fireworks. He also "saw gunpowder used in both good ways and bad, in destruction and reconstruction".
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drew condemnation within China from the original authors of the
Socialist Realist sculpture for destroying their "spiritual property." Some critics have asserted that while his work references politics and philosophy, he seems to switch positions at will and that the references seem relatively
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Nine cars arced through the 300 foot long gallery, tumbling and suspended in mid-air as if by stop-action. Long transparent rods radiated from the car, pulsing with dazzling multicolored light. An explosive moment, expanded in time and space as if in a dream, the cars formed the centerpiece of
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on a one-off collection for Miyake's Guest Artist series. For it, Cai arranged gunpowder on white garments in the form of dragons symbolizing life, and set fire to the powder to burn the images into the clothes. Miyake then had the images reproduced as fabric prints for his Pleats Please line.
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event in U.S. history to feature more than one thousand aerial drones armed with fireworks, several people were injured by falling debris and scrap materials from the drones and fireworks. Approximately 4,000 to 4,500 guests stood on the
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to propose a contemporary art museum. The two began work on Cai's
Chester property soon after he purchased it. The 9,700-square-foot house is built outward from the original, stone core structure in glass and sequoia. At Cai's request, the titanium roofing curls at their edges, like
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in 2003: "Because this was a post 9/11 New York I wanted to provide an anchor and reference point for people to feel hope. That is why I picked the reservoir in
Central Park and made a full circle. It is kind of a protection, a symbol for comfort and fullness."
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Apologizes After Exhibition Kick-off Event Injures Spectators The fireworks display launching the museum’s PST Art: Art & Science Collide initiative struck guests with falling debris. Hyperallergic. September 19, 2024.
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created a theatrical, psychologically charged space in which to reflect on some of the most pressing dilemmas and contradictions affecting us such as terrorism and cultural, religious conflict, violence and beauty, the meaning of
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in his drawings, an inquiry that eventually led to his experimentation with explosives on a massive scale and the development of his signature "explosion events". In 1995, he moved to New York with a grant from the New York-based
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The key is to focus on the process of fabrication of these artworks, to pay attention to the process of the artists making these sculptures, rather than where these sculptures will end up and how they will look in the end.
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Apologizes for Fireworks Display Gone Awry. A planned “explosion event” in Los Angeles by the artist Cai Guo-Qiang left several injured and others shaken. New York Times. September 20, 2024.
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Acknowledges Injuries at Cai Guo-Qiang’s PST ART Fireworks Display. Others who live near the site of the show were terrified and confused by the display. Artnet. September 20, 2024.
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Fireworks for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. August 8–24, 2008. Commissioned by The International Olympic Committee and The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . Cai Guo-Quiang.
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and his former student Trattie Davies. They converted the barn into a 14,000-square-foot studio, the stables into archives, and its hayloft into an exhibition space. Cai first met Gehry in 2009 at his
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Finkel, Jori. Guests struck by debris from Cai Guo-Qiang’s fireworks at PST Art launch event. A Getty spokesperson confirms multiple people were injured. The Art Newspaper. September 19, 2024.
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from 1981 to 1985. The experience allowed him a more comprehensive understanding of stage practices and a much-heightened sense for theater, spatial arrangements, interactivity, and teamwork.
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Tornado: Explosion: Fireworks by Grucci and Chinese Artist Cai Guo-Qiang create opening finale for the Kennedy Center of the Arts Festival of China
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who worked in a bookstore. As a result, Cai Guo-Qiang was exposed early on to Western literature as well as traditional Chinese art forms.
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Knight, Christopher. Why ‘Art & Science Collide’ is a risky theme for the Getty’s new PST festival. Los Angeles Times. Aug. 29, 2024.
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campus. It is unknown how many spectators were injured from the blasts and falling debris. Cai, who may be best known his work for the
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On September 15, 2024, Cai Guo-Qiang created and choreographed a daytime fireworks event, “WE ARE: Explosion Event for PST ART,” at the
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propaganda sculpture. Cai returned to Venice in 2005 to curate the Chinese pavilion.
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Friis-Hansen, Dana; Zaya, Octavio; Serizawa, Takashi (2002).
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