Parasophia: Kyoto International Festival of Contemporary Culture 2015

March 7–May 10, 2015

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

Curated by Shinji Kohmoto (Artistic Director) and Yoshihiro Nakatani (Curator, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art)

Exhibition view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Kyoto da Vincis
2015
Bamboo, 642 Children Da Vincis
Dimensions variable
[Artwork Not Extant]

Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, 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 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

Young Man Robot
No date
Fabric, metal, plastic, electronics, secondhand materials
80 x 88 x 33 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection

Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

Mouse No. 1-6
No date
Metal, electronics, secondhand materials
20 x 30 x 55 cm
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection

Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

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 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Wu Yulu (b. 1962, Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

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 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio

Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory
2010
Metal, electronics, wood, silicone, cobalt blue pigment, sand, secondhand materials
dimensions variable
Cai Guo-Qiang Collection

Installation view at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, 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

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

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 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kenryou Gu, courtesy Cai Studio