Cai Guo-Qiang
This is Head On by Cai Guo-Qiang and it’s absolutely breathtaking. It’s been a rather long time since I’ve said ‘wow’ at anything on this orgy called the internet, but his work is seriously wowful and engaging. While watching a clip of Stage One being set up at the Guggenheim, people call him the greatest artist of this decade and all you have to do is look at his work to agree.
Tagged: Cai Guo-Qiang, Guggenheim
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ari said | 23 March, 2008
dude, i saw this exhibition with the wolves in a room all by myself at the guggenheim in berlin last year, and i have to say it was up there with one of the most breathtaking art pieces of any kind i have seen in my life!!
Zac said | 23 March, 2008
Amazing post – i love these images! Great find.
Emilia said | 24 March, 2008
ohh, i just saw this recently! i liked it because you can walk around among the wolves… i like installations you can feel involved in.
morganna magee said | 26 March, 2008
Holly crap they are incredible!
anna said | 27 March, 2008
how many wolves died for this?
Gus said | 27 March, 2008
Thank you for reminding me just how awesome Cai Guo-Qiang is….
Jespi said | 28 September, 2008
Project No. 223 – Installation
2008 – Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
Title: Head On
Exhibition: Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe
Materials: 99 life-sized replicas of wolves and glass wall; Wolves: papier mâché, plaster, fiberglass, resin, and painted hide
dan said | 15 November, 2008
honestly, theres really nothing special about this., art is subjective, but this is just dumb.
nFormas Design said | 19 January, 2009
wonderful!
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Garrett said | 22 March, 2008
i’ve been trying to find better pictures from ‘Head On’ for ages now since I’ll never get to see it in person. Do you have higher-res photos that I could see?