Cai Guo-Qiang: I Am the Y2K Bug

November 4, 1999–February 27, 2000

Curated by Gerald Matt

Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna

Dragon Sight Sees Vienna: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 321999. Realized at Kunsthalle Wien, November 6, 1999, 4:30 p.m., 16 seconds. Gunpowder (15 kg) and fuse (600 m). Length: 600 m. Commissioned by Kunsthalle Wien for the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: I Am the Y2K Bug, November 4, 1999–February 27, 2000. [Ephemeral]

Photo by Fritz Simak, courtesy Cai Studio.

Drawing for Dragon Sight Sees Vienna: Project for Extraterrestrials No. 32
1999
Gunpowder on paper
300 x 800 cm
Private collection

Photo by Fritz Simak and Gregor Schweinester.

Change of Seasons
1999
Digital prints on paper, catalogue, essays, articles, TV monitor, ling zhi drink, coffee maker, table, and benches
Installation dimensions variable

Photo by Fritz Simak and Gregor Schweinester.

I Am the Y2K Bug1999. Gunpowder, smoke pipes, computer, wires, foot switches, green carpet, surveillance camera, and video. Floor area: 250 x 700 x 900 cm

Installation view at Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, 1999. Photo by Fritz Simak, courtesy Cai Studio.

Spring Breeze
1999
Green carpet, fans, and paper kites

Photo by Fritz Simak and Gregor Schweinester.

Big Bang, Small Bang
1999
Four-channel video installation with four projectors
Dimensions variable

Photo by Fritz Simak and Gregor Schweinester.