An exploration, celebration, and commemoration of Odyssey, a monumental gunpowder drawing by world-renowned contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The book narrates the literally explosive creation of Odyssey through a combination of text and photographs"--Provided by publisher.
Cai Guo Qiang: 'Dragon or Rainbow Serpent: A Myth Glorified or Feared' profiles the 'gunpowder' work of this leading Chinese artist. Using the Brisbane River as the inspiration (and physical location) for his explosive and mythical work, Cai Guo Qiang ignited Dragon or Rainbow Serpent at the Gallery in 1996, the result of which is now held in the Collection. It features an essay by Suhanya Raffel, Head of Asian, Pacific and International Art, and a brief biography.
Written in French and English, this exhibition catalog of the first retrospective of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, organized by the MusTe dArt Contemporaine of Lyon, is centered on the links between western and eastern culture. The catalog details the two parts of the exhibit, both of which require the observer to travel via rollercoaster or boat in order to view the works. Revealed is an artist whose perception of space and time is defined by Chinese tradition and is regulated by a movement from sky to earth, not the inverse. A thorough discussion of each installment, color plates of works, a list of works, and a biography of the artist are included.
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