Cai Guo-Qiang
Exhibitionsnews
Cai Guo-Qiang returns to China with a (virtual) bang in major new show at Beijing's Forbidden City Palace Museum
The Chinese artist has gone back to the mainland after a long stint in the US—but publicity for his retrospective appears muted
Podcastsgallery
Gunpowder, treason and plot: how artists have captured fireworks throughout history
In a special podcast episode we talk to Simon Werrett who has written a book on pyrotechnic arts in European history
Podcastspodcast
Special: Fireworks! Picturing pyrotechnics with professor Simon Werrett
In honour of Bonfire Night in the UK this podcast looks at how artists—from Whistler to Cai Guo-Qiang—have captured fireworks
Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Julia Michalska and David Clack
Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosive art, preserved for the ages
Getty scientists explore the artist’s use of gunpowder and other materials for a definitive new book
Artistsnews
Cai Guo-Qiang’s pyrotechnic mushroom cloud successfully erupts over Chicago
Multi-coloured explosive commission marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction
Artistsnews
Cai Guo-Qiang’s mushroom cloud to rise over Chicago this weekend
The multi-coloured pyrotechnic piece marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction
Artist interviewarchive
Interview with Cai Guo-Qiang on the eve of his retrospective: “I am eternally optimistic; I am Chinese”
The artist discusses his materials and his potentially explosive new book