Explosion Studio, 2019. Realized at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii, February 21, 3:00 pm.
Gunpowder, canvas, silk, plaster, marble, dry fresco, glass, terracotta, wooden boat [Ephemeral]
Ignition of Explosion Studio at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii, 2019. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Video documentation. Directed by Shanshan Xia; produced by 33 Studio, courtesy Cai Studio.
Ground Floor
Exhibition view, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 2019. Photos by Wen-You Cai and Amedeo Benestante.
Study for Pompeii No. 3: Hercules
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Pompeii No. 4: Hercules
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
240 x 150 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Pompeii: Fierce Lion
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 300 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Cai’s Sketch of Seneca
2018
Charcoal on paper
43 x 35.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Wenhao Cai (b. 2003, New York, USA; Lives in New York)
Wenhao’s Sketch of Seneca
2018
Charcoal on paper
43 x 35.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Black Earth
2019
Gunpowder on plaster
194 x 92 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Explosion Studio
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
600 x 3050 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Plum Venus
2019
Gunpowder on plaster
150 x 49 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Cai Gazing at Venus
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
200 x 150 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Three Pseudo-Senecas
2019
Gunpowder on plaster
Set of three sculptures, each 49 x 23 x 24 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Exploding Hercules
2019
Gunpowder on plaster
320 x 141 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Camorra Test: Color Gunpowder
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
125 x 199 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Pompeiian Liaison
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 900 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Les Bourgeois de Pompeii
2019
Gunpowder on plaster
Set of 4 sculptures, installation dimensions variable
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Maid’s Green No. 1
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
300 x 150 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
First Floor
Exhibition view, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 2019. Photos by Wen-You Cai and Amedeo Benestante.
Study for Pompeii No. 1
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
28 x 35.5 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Study for Pompeii No. 2
2018
Gunpowder on canvas
122 x 122 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Pompeiian Red
2019
Gunpowder on dry fresco
122 x 244 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Erotic Plant No. 1
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
80 x 50 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Erotic Plant No. 2
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
35 x 50 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Venus on Silk
2019
Gunpowder on silk
340 x 170 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Marble Bird
2019
Gunpowder on marble
58 x 50 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Camorra Test
2018-2019
Gunpowder on plaster, marble, glass, ceramics, terracota, brick, concrete, wire, canvas
Dimensions variable
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Fruit Plate of Pompeii
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
80 x 80 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Marble Erotica
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
57 x 47 cm
Photo by Yvonne Zhao, courtesy Cai Studio.
Shunga Puppet Show
2019
Printed OHP sheet, wire
Set of 5 pieces; each 20 x 20 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.
Big Bang
2019
Gunpowder on marble
100 x 187 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Second Floor
Exhibition view, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 2019. Photos by Wen-You Cai and Amedeo Benestante.
Memory of Pompeii: Terracotta
2019
Gunpowder on terracotta, ropes, iron frame
Frame: 300 x 150 x 250 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Memory of Pompeii: Glass No. 2
2019
Gunpowder on glass
Dimensions variable
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio
Memory of Pompeii: Glass No. 1
2019
Gunpowder on glass
300 x 150 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Origin
2019
Gunpowder on wooden boat and oars
Boat: 420 x 150 x 60 cm
Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio
Mount Vesuvius
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
80 x 80 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Family
2019
Gunpowder on canvas
200 x 200 cm
© Amedeo Benestante
Palette of Pompeii
2019
Gunpowder on terracotta, mounted wooden platform
300 x 150 cm
© Amedeo Benestante