For Cai Guo-Qiang, a man whose reputation is founded on explosive artworks, 2008 has been a bit of a blast. Following a popular retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, he designed the ...

Colorful fireworks shot up from the ground, spiraling along the mountain slope and roaring so loudly that the wind itself seemed to vanish. This was “Ascending Dragon,” a recent work by Chinese ...

‘Gunpowder and Abstraction 2015–2025’ heralds Cai Guo-Qiang’s return to London after more than two decades, presenting over 30 works that chart a decade of experimentation with gunpowder. Shifting ...

It was a record-breaking week, with Sotheby’s and Christie’s exceeding €180 million in sales and new highs for Klein, Modigliani and Italian postwar art. The Institute of Contemporary Art San ...

On Sept. 19 at precisely 4:30 PM, the remote Tibetan Plateau near Gyantse County in Shigatse witnessed an event that would ignite a firestorm of controversy, extending far beyond the 52-second ...

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Amid art week in Paris, artists and dealers reflect on the city’s evolving openness to Asian voices—and the gaps that remain. Artist Cai Guio-Qiang's fireworks performance at the Centre Pompidou ...

Renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang will stage a spectacular artistic farewell following the Centre Pompidou’s closure on September 22, 2025, as the museum embarks on a five-year major renovation.

China has dismissed four local officials and launched legal action against a Canadian-owned outdoor brand after a fireworks show in Tibet’s high-altitude grasslands sparked outrage over environmental ...

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and Canadian outdoor brand Arc'teryx are facing intense criticism after their fireworks display in Tibet, titled 'Rising Dragon,' resulted in significant environmental ...