Complex, 2010. Aircraft carrier, submarine and airplane commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Tao Xiangli: galvanized steel sheets, L-shaped steel rods, stainless steel sheets, secondhand materials; viewing platform: wood composite board, scaffolding; cinema: 20 wooden benches, video projection and rear projection screen, DVD of “Our Century” by Artavazd Pelechian. 3.5 x 3.5 x 20 m.
Fairytale, 2010. Grass lawn, 60 live birds, wild flowering plants, Wooden Airplane by Chen Zongzhi and Wang Qiang No. 1 by Wang Qiang, submarines by Li Yuming, helicopters by Xu Bin and Wu Shuzhai, flying saucers by Du Wenda. Dimensions variable.
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França
Wooden Airplane
No date
Wood, steel, secondhand engine
250 x 430 x 250 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Wang Qiang No. 1
No date
Cyclobalanopsis wood, steel pipe, toilet plastic sewer pipe, aluminum alloy, modifed secondhand Yamaha 250 motor engine
350 x 870 x 560 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Helicopter
2006
Handmade wooden rotary vane, metal frame, rubber wheels, car seat, secondhand engine
210 x 160 x 300 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Flying Saucer E
No date
Metal, wood, secondhand materials
50 x 100 x 100 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Flying Saucer A1
No date
Styrofoam, propeller blades, fabric, engine
50 x 150 x 150 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Submarine
2007
Gasoline barrels, manometer, monitors, oxygen devices, metal bucket, and secondhand materials
150 x 200 x 600 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Biplane
2008
Metal, propeller blades, fabric, engine, secondhand materials
250 x 500 x 800 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Xu Bin (b. 1975, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China)
Gyrocopter
No date
Metal frame, plastic seat, secondhand engine
230 x 265 x 150 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Hang Glider
No date
Nylon, metal
209 x 351 x 900 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957, Quanzhou, China; Lives in New York)
O que é importante não é se você pode voar
2013
Realized at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013)
Acrylic on nylon banner
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Model for Complex
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Tao Xiangli using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
model: H 33x W 122 x L 150 cm; platform height: 33 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Twilight No. 1
2004
Metal, glass, secondhand materials
H 260 x W 162 x L 480 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Li Yuming (b. 1941, Hanyang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China)
Twilight No. 6
No date
Metal
H 147 x W 48 x L 208 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Twilight No. 7
No date
Metal
H 47 x W 42 x L 130 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
The Reign of Science and Technology
No date
Wood and metal
68 x 144 x 45 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Wooden Helicopter
No date
Wood, polyester woven tarp
180 x 340 x 470 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Leaping Yves Klein
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
Dimensions variable. Mannequin: 163 x 35 x 120 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França.
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
Workshop for Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory
2013
Installation incorporating Wu Yulu’s sketches and miscellaneous mechanic and electric tools and supplies
Dimensions variable
Commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
2013
Installation incorporating children’s inventions, mixed media
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
Kneeling Jackson Pollock
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
105 x 52 x 58 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Paint-Splashing Jackson Pollock
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
120 x 80 x 60 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Yves Klein’s Living Brush
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials, wood, sand, cobalt blue powder
Dimensions variable. Mannequin: 190 x 96 x 87 cm, circular sand pit: 405 cm diameter
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
Dot-Painting Damien Hirst
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
Dimensions variable. Robot: 163 x 42 x 23 cm, palette: 30 x 30 x 12 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Cai Guo-Qiang Fire Ignition Robot
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
100 x 130 x 40 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Dong Tianye, courtesy Cai Studio
Joseph Beuys’s Coyote
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
70 x 110 x 30 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Bruce Nauman’s Self Portrait as a Fountain
2010
Work commissioned by Cai Guo-Qiang and created by Wu Yulu using metal, electronics, secondhand materials
Dimensions variable. Robot: 75 x 30 x 60 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Large Rickshaw-Puller Robot
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
150 x 246 x 103 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
Large Six-Legged Critter
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
83 x 100 x 70 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
Eight-Legged Critter
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
140 x 80 x 247 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Walking Joints Robot: Unfinished Robot No. 2
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
40 x 15 x 18 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Four-Wheeled Wall Climbing Robot
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
15 x 25 x 18 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Young Man Robot
No date
Fabric, metal, plastic, electronics, secondhand materials
80 x 88 x 33 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Small Rickshaw Drummer Robot
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
75 x 107 x 36 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Marching Band
2010
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
40 x 15 x 18 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Mouse No. 1-6
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
20 x 30 x 55 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Small Eight-Legged Critter
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
18 x 40 x 19 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Small Four-Legged Critter
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
25 x 30 x 19 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Happy
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
50 x 15 x 25 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Girl Robot
No date
Plastic, metal, electronics, secondhand materials
40 x 15 x 20 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Monument
2010
Salvaged airplane parts and video projection on marble panels
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Chess Machine
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
20 x 40 x 40 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Anonymous
Water Wheel
2010
Metal
50 x 312 x 52 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Air, Land and Sea Vehicle
No date
Plastic, metal, secondhand materials
H 37 x W 60 x L 20 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Milestones, 2013. 84 Paper kites, electric fan, plants, soil, flower pots, wood, and electric motors. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França.
Starry Night Doodle
2013
Dust on glass
Dimensions variable
[Artwork Not Extant]
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França.
2013
Gunpowder on paper
280 x 4800 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França.
2013
Gunpowder on paper
1800 x 400 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Private collection
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
For Chen Zhen
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Private Collection
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Private Collection
Photo by Joana França
2013
Gunpowder on paper
200 x 300 cm
Commissioned by Banco do Brasil
Photo by Joana França
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Joana França.
Nunca Aprendi A Pousar
2013
Realized at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013)
Vinyl banner
Dimensions variable
[Artwork Not Extant]
Installation view at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro,, 2013.
Photo by Joana França
Flying Saucer D
No date
Aluminum, propeller blades, LED lights, engine
H 180 x W 400 x L 400 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
Installation view at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Dong Tianye, courtesy Cai Studio