cai guo qiang | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/cai-guo-qiang/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:06:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 japan’s first daytime fireworks by cai guo-qiang & saint laurent cast bold hues in the sky https://www.designboom.com/art/japan-first-daytime-fireworks-cai-guo-qiang-saint-laurent-when-the-sky-blooms-with-sakura-07-03-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/japan-first-daytime-fireworks-cai-guo-qiang-saint-laurent-when-the-sky-blooms-with-sakura-07-03-2023/#respond Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:50:43 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1002447

'when the sky blooms with sakura' ignited in three visual sequences, depicting white chrysanthemums, blue waves, and cherry blossoms.

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jean nouvel-designed museum opens in shanghai with cai guo-qiang’s gunpowder paintings https://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-museum-of-art-pudong-shanghai-cai-guoqiang-gunpowder-paintings-08-10-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/jean-nouvel-museum-of-art-pudong-shanghai-cai-guoqiang-gunpowder-paintings-08-10-2021/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:01:12 +0000 lynne myers I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=826462

the museum's inaugural program presents four major exhibitions including tate, miro, and cai guo-qiang. 

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cai guo-qiang sets off virtual fireworks above the forbidden city in his first VR artwork https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-virtual-fireworks-forbidden-city-vr-artwork-12-16-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-virtual-fireworks-forbidden-city-vr-artwork-12-16-2020/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:18:19 +0000 nina azzarello I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=759329

through a unique production process, the artist imbues the virtual world with the authentic touch of artisanship and explosive energy.

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sir david adjaye and cai guo-qiang to be awarded with 2020 isamu noguchi award https://www.designboom.com/design/2020-isamu-noguchi-award-sir-david-adjaye-cai-guo-qiang-02-19-2020/ https://www.designboom.com/design/2020-isamu-noguchi-award-sir-david-adjaye-cai-guo-qiang-02-19-2020/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:22:23 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=665088

the isamu noguchi award is presented to individuals who share noguchi’s spirit of innovation, global consciousness, and commitment to eastern and western cultural exchange.

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cai guo-qiang suspends 10,000 porcelain starlings over terracotta warriors in melbourne https://www.designboom.com/art/terracotta-warriors-10000-porcelain-birds-flock-ngv-cai-guo-qiang-05-23-2019/ https://www.designboom.com/art/terracotta-warriors-10000-porcelain-birds-flock-ngv-cai-guo-qiang-05-23-2019/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 14:30:29 +0000 zach andrews I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=595871

each bird was scorched black from gunpowder explosions.

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cai guo-qiang ignites gunpowder to scorch intricate patterns on silk canvas https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-gunpowder-transience-ii-melbourne-03-23-19/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-gunpowder-transience-ii-melbourne-03-23-19/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2019 01:30:35 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=580687

at 31 meters in length, the artwork created from fire and gunpowder is the largest of three works presented as part of the melbourne winter masterpieces.

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cai guo qiang to ignite a volcanic work of art recalling the destruction of pompeii https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-explosion-studio-pompeii-02-06-2019/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-explosion-studio-pompeii-02-06-2019/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:00:59 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=569531

‘for this project, I have tried to let my hormones take the lead, creating something with a touch of ferocity.’

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cai guo qiang lights florence’s sky with 50,000 fireworks that resemble flowers https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-city-of-flowers-in-the-sky-11-19-2018/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-city-of-flowers-in-the-sky-11-19-2018/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:00:28 +0000 juliana neira I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=551332

inspired by botticelli’s renaissance masterpiece ‘primavera’, the event — that lasted about ten minutes — used the sunlit sky as a canvas.

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cai guo qiang explodes colorful ‘mushroom cloud’ : a vivid reflection on the nuclear age https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-mushroom-cloud-chicago-12-14-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-mushroom-cloud-chicago-12-14-2017/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:45:04 +0000 isabel narea I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=473521

held at the university of chicago, the artistic experiment gathered thousands of viewers and was also broadcast online.

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cai guo-qiang’s ‘spirit of painting’ at the prado immerses visitors in large-scale canvases https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-el-prado-madrid-10-27-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/art/cai-guo-qiang-el-prado-madrid-10-27-2017/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:03:08 +0000 isabel narea I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=463328

the exhibit features a live painting process on site, where gunpowder was used to produce the works.

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