This catalogue is produced on the occasion of the 7th Hiroshima Art Prize, which is awarded to Taiwanese artist Cai Guo-Qiang in 2008. An exhibition is held in the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art from October 2008 to January 2009. The exhibition introduces the dynamic world of Cai's art, focusing in particular on those of Cai's works to date that deal with war and destruction and peace and regeneration, and including new works such as a 45-meter long gunpowder drawing, an installation recreating recreating a massive wrecked ship, and an outdoor project.

In an effort to convey to people all over the world through contemporary art the 'Spirit of Hiroshima' of longing for peace, the city of Hiroshima has awarded the Hiroshima Art Prize once every three years since 1989 to an artist who has made the greatest contribution in the field of art.

Artist statement and biography included.
Access level

Onsite

Location code
MON.CGQ
Language

English, 

Japanese

Publication/Creation date

2008

No of pages

160

ISBN / ISSN

9784939105197

No of copies

2

Content type

artist monograph, 

catalogue

Chapter headings

Message from the Artist - CAI Guoqiang, 蔡國強

The Gaze of the Flame: The Impossible Experiments of Cai Guo-Qiang - Masachi OSAWA, 大澤真幸

Instant and Apocalypses: The 'Explosions' of Cai Guo-Qiang - Gianfranco MARANIELLO

Preparing to Welcome Cai Guo-Qiang Back to Hiroshima - Motoko SUHAMA, 洲濱元子

Gunpowder Drawing - Yukie KAMIYA, 神谷幸江

The Earth Has Its Black Hole Too: Project for Extraterrestrials No.16 - Naoko SUMI, 角奈緒子

The Century with Mushroom Clouds: Project for the 20th Century - Takeshi MATSUOKA, 松岡剛

I Am the Y2K Bug - Yukie KAMIYA, 神谷幸江

Reflection — A Gift from Iwaki - Shoko KOBASHI, 小橋祥子

Nontransparent Monument - Juri YAMASHITA, 山下樹里

Move Along, Nothing To See Here - Takeshi MATSUOKA, 松岡剛

Clear Sky Black Cloud - Naoko SUMI, 角奈緒子

The 7th Hiroshima Art Prize: Cai Guo-Qiang
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The 7th Hiroshima Art Prize: Cai Guo-Qiang, 第7回ヒロシマ賞受賞記念:蔡國強展