Cai Guo-Qiang: Ethereal Flowers

September 7–November 24, 2002

Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento

Curated by Fabio Cavallucci

Ethereal Flowers, 2002. Realized at Trento Cemetery, Trento, September 6, 2002. 9:00 p.m., 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Fireworks. Dimensions variable. Commissioned by Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea Trento for exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: Ethereal Flowers, September 6–November 24, 2002. [Ephemeral]

Photos by Tatsumi Masatoshi, courtesy Cai Studio.

Against the Current
2002
Gunpowder on paper
170 x 800 cm
Private collection

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Ethereal Flowers
2002
Gunpowder on paper
130 x 800 cm
Private collection

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Daylight Screen, Big White Truth, 2002. Projectors, two projection screens (one red, one white), bulletin board displaying Da Zi Bao from 1970’s China. Film: Michelangelo Antonioni’s Zhong Guo. Installation dimensions variable.

Installation view at the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento, 2002. Photo by Tatsumi Masatoshi, courtesy Cai Studio.

Passage, 2002. Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea. Stone foundation, rubbing alcohol mixture, and flame. Installation dimensions variable. Commissioned by Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Installation view at the Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento, 2002. Photo by Tatsumi Masatoshi, courtesy Cai Studio.

Impression Oil Drawing: Transient Rainbow (5)
2002
Oil on canvas
150 x 190 cm

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Impression Oil Drawing: Transient Rainbow
2002
Oil on canvas
150 x 190 cm

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Impression Oil Drawing: Transient Rainbow (4)
2002
Oil on canvas
150 x 190 cm

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.

Impression Oil Drawing: Transient Rainbow (2)
2002
Oil on canvas
150 x 190 cm

Photo courtesy Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento.