Cai Guo-Qiang: There and Back Again

July 11–October 18, 2015

Yokohama Museum of Art

Curated by Eriko Osaka (Director), Hideko Numata (Chief Curator), Eriko Kimura, Naoaki Nakamura

Grand Hall

Nighttime Sakura
2015
Gunpowder on paper
800 x 2400 cm

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

Art Island (East Asia Art Island for Children)
2015
Artistic concept by Cai Guo-Qiang, visual design by Jin Ningning, development by BrandGames
Commissioned by Cai Foundation

Installation view at Yokohama Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

Video stills courtesy Cai Studio

Gallery 4

Installation view of Seasons of Life, Yokohama Museum of Art, 2015. Gunpowder on canvas. Dimensions variable.

Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Seasons of Life: Spring
2015
Gunpowder on canvas
259 x 648 cm

Photo by the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Seasons of Life: Summer
2015
Gunpowder on canvas
259 x 648 cm

Photo by the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Seasons of Life: Fall
2015
Gunpowder on canvas
259 x 810 cm

Photo by the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Seasons of Life: Winter
2015
Gunpowder on canvas
259 x 648 cm

Photo by the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Gallery 5

Exhibition view, Yokohama Museum of Art, 2015. Photos by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Spring
2014
Gunpowder on porcelain
240 x 300 cm

Photo by Daxin Wu, courtesy Cai Studio.

Summer
2014
Gunpowder on porcelain
240 x 300 cm

Photo by Daxin Wu, courtesy Cai Studio.

Fall
2014
Gunpowder on porcelain
240 x 300 cm

Photo by Daxin Wu, courtesy Cai Studio.

Winter
2014
Gunpowder on porcelain
240 x 300 cm

Photo by Daxin Wu, courtesy Cai Studio.

Morning Glory
2015
Gunpowder, terracotta, vine, steel
Dimensions variable. 10 x 2.8 x 2.32 m

Installation view at Yokohama Museum of Art, 2015. Photo by Kamiyama Yosuke

Gallery 6

Head On
2006
Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
99 life-sized replicas of wolves and glass wall. Wolves: gauze, resin, and hide
Dimensions variable
Commissioned by Deutsche Bank AG
Benesse Art Site Naoshima Collection

Installation view at Yokohama Museum of Art, 2015.
Photo by Kamiyama Yosuke

Illusion II
2006
9 minutes and 2 seconds, loop
Two-channel video installation
Installation dimensions variable
Edition of 5. Deutsche Bank Collection (1/5) and Collection of the Artist

Installation view at Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, 2006.
Photo by Mathias Schorrman, courtesy Deutsche Bank.