Fairytale
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 Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010. Photo by Lin Yi, 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 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
Waiting
2010
Submarine by Tao Xiangli, stainless steel water tank, refrigeration pipes, temperature control mechanism, miniature electric fan, white silk flag, pocket projector, ice
Dimensions variable. Submarine: H 150 x W 200 x L 600 cm.
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, 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
Lobby, First & Second Floor
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
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Our Century
1982
29 minutes 28 seconds
Film transferred to DVD
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Dong Tianye, 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
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
Monument
2010
Salvaged airplane parts and video projection on marble panels
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Kites
2010
Installation incorporating 49 kites. Silk and bamboo handmade kites, electric fans, video projection
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Detached
2010
DVD of “Out of the Present” by Andrei Ujica, flat panel monitor,five floor-length mirrors and one convex circular mirror
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Milestones
2010
Realized at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China (2010); Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, Brazil (2013)
Ink on concrete
Dimensions variable
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory
Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory, 2010. Metal, electronics, wood, silicone, cobalt blue pigment, sand, secondhand materials. Dimensions variable. Cai Guo-Qiang Collection
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
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
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
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 Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)
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 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 Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Exterior
Xu Bin (b. 1975, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China)
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 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 Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
Never Learned How to Land
2010
Realized at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China (2010), Shanghai
Paint, fiberboard
[Artwork Not Extant]
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Peasants–Making a Better City, a Better Life
2010
Realized at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China (2010), Shanghai
Paint
[Artwork Not Extant]
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Dong Tianye, courtesy Cai Studio
What’s Important Isn’t Whether You Can Fly
2010
Realized at the Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China (2010), Shanghai
Paint, cobalt blue pigment
28 x 4 m
[Artwork Not Extant]
Installation view at Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio
Three Slogans
2010
Site-specific installation realized on the Aurora Building, Shanghai (2010)
Video documentation of Cai writing Three Slogans, videography and editing by Mona Chen
2:00 minutes, played three times every hour
Photo by Justin Jin, courtesy Cai Studio
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 Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2010.
Photo by Lin Yi, courtesy Cai Studio