Creativity in Asian Art Now

September 18–November 6, 1994

Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

Curated by Obigan Akio and Fukunaga Osamu

Organized by Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art

The Earth Has Its Black Hole Too: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 161994. Realized at Hiroshima Central Park near the A-Bomb Dome, October 1, 1994, 6:01 p.m., 30 seconds. Gunpowder (3 kg), fuse (2000 m), and 114 helium balloons. Diameter approximately 100 m, spiral length: 900 m. Commissioned by Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima [Ephemeral]

Photos by Kunio Oshima, courtesy Cai Studio.

Installation view at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 1994. Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

The Earth Has Its Black Hole Too: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 16
1993
Gunpowder on paper
300 x 400 cm
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain

© Florian Kleinefenn.

The Earth Has Its Black Hole Too: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 16
1994
Gunpowder and ink on paper
63.3 x 55 cm

Photo by Daxin Wu, courtesy Cai Studio.

Arms—Contradiction
1994
Lead, wood
Dimensions variable. Wood: approximately 360.7 x 4 cm. Lead: 152.4 x 99 x 6.3 cm

Installation view at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 1994.

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

The Earth Has Its Black Hole Too: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 16
1994
Gunpowder on paper
400 x 600 cm

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.

Untitled
1994
Video installation. 6 TV monitors

Installation view at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, 1994.

Photo courtesy Cai Studio.