The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s is planning his most spectacular pyrotechnic installation yet, which will take place in Pompeii’s Roman amphitheater. The New York-based artist famous for his ...

“Why is it important,” Cai Guo-Qiang asks, “to make violent explosions beautiful?” It is a question that the Chinese artist poses, though doesn’t necessarily answer, in his works, which often take the ...

Artist Cai Guo-Qiang will bring a glowing and interactive ‘Fireflies’ art installation to the Parkway. Photos by Allie Volpe “Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies,” the public art installation celebrating the ...

Cai’s public art project Fireflies invites visitors to ride in padicabs illuminated by lanterns down the bustling Benjamin Franklin Parkway. PHILADELPHIA — As the sun set on a cloudy Philadelphia ...

From Theme Magazine: If Cai Guo-Qiang’s return to China is greeted by fireworks, the irony will not be lost on on the New York-based artist. As the artistic director of visual and special effects for ...

It was one thing to learn that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is a master buzz-cutter and has given hundreds of haircuts in his life, but New York-based contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang takes it a step ...

Art Basel Paris has settled into its second year at the Grand Palais with the confidence of a show that knows where it stands.

Cai Guo-Qiang is a contemporary Chinese artist renowned for his innovative works which incorporate gunpowder and controlled explosions. In perhaps Cai‘s most compelling work yet, Sky Ladder (2015), ...

CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message ...