Cai Guo-Qiang : ladder to the sky /
Produced in close collaboration with the artist, this volume documents new projects commissioned for The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, alongside Cai Guo-Qiang's own survey of his artistic journey and the personal cosmology that informs his work. It features a rich sampling of Cai...
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Produced in close collaboration with the artist, this volume documents new projects commissioned for The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, alongside Cai Guo-Qiang's own survey of his artistic journey and the personal cosmology that informs his work. It features a rich sampling of Cai's wonderfully diverse oeuvre, including explosion events, gunpowder drawings, and installations. Informative essays and a conversation with the artist explore Cai's influences, from traditional Chinese scrolls and his father's miniature paintings to Asian philosophy and memories of his grandmother. Includ |
Item Description: | Accompanies the exhibition "Cai Guo-Qiang: Sky Ladder," organized By Jeffrey Deitch and Rebecca Morse and presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, April 8-July 30, 2012. |
Carrier Form: | 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9783791352428 : 3791352423 |
Index Number: | N7349 |
CLC: | J221.8 |
Call Number: | J221.8/C133-1 |
Contents: | A ladder to the sky / Jeffrey Deitch -- Mystery circle / Rebecca Morse -- Sky ladder -- Fengshui, qi, and the art of Cai Guo-Qiang / Kuiyi Shen -- The land, the earth, and the universe : a conversation with Cai Guo-Qiang / Philipp Kaiser -- Ninety-nine tales : curious stories from My journey through the real and unseen worlds / Cai Guo-Qiang with an introduction by Lesley Ma. |