Hanging Out in the Museum

Cai Guo Qiang

It's not too late to view Cai Guo Qiang's retrospective exhibition "Hanging Out in the Museum" currently showing at the Taipei Fine Arts museum.

Hanging out in the Museum brings an impressive 35 pieces of work drawn from internationally renowned museums and private collections, and includes the specially created new works Day and Night, Toroko Gorge and Strait. Large-scale installations, gunpowder drawings, as well as video documentation of his explosion projects are represented.

Cai Guo-Qiang is known for his gunpowder-based works and large-scale installations.

From the release:

As a contemporary artist, Cai Guo-Qiang not only dreams audaciously, he is effective doer in realizing his artistic vision. His explosive energy does not stem from gunpowder, but from an unrestrained flow of creative energy, an ability to create social dialogue, and a dogmatic romanticism. This exhibition highlights the artist's background and development, his creative process, and his insistence on and methods of making art more accessible to the general public. To fully embrace the theme of "Hanging Out in the Museum" and to create opportunities where the public can interact with art, a series of activities and programs, such as the public viewing and volunteer training for the creation of several gunpowder drawings in the exhibition, and related education programs have been initiated. The exhibition also seeks to examine Cai Guo-Qiang's creations and the zeitgeist in his art, through contemplating the practice of contemporary art, critiquing socio- and geopolitics, and reflecting on Eastern aesthetics and philosophy.

Showing until February 21st, 2010

Taipei Fine Arts Museum
181, ZhongShan N. Road, Sec. 3
Taipei 104, Taiwan