Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
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"A well-written documentary film focusing on Cai Guo-Qiang's brilliant project. The well-informed documentary provided adequate information showcasing the forethought of the visually appealing sky ladder project, his past art pieces, and a brief look at Cai Guo-Qiang's relationship with his family and how he thrived to become a brilliant contemporary artist. The cinematic camera shots capturing Cai Guo-Qiang's past projects were visually alluring and the showcasing of the planning of the sky ladder project throughout the documentary film was captured perfectly. We get a clear vis..."
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Cai Guo-Qiang Project & Exhibition Footage:
- "Black Christmas Tree: Explosion for Washington D.C." footage courtesy of The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- "Making of Gunpowder Drawing Day and Night" footage courtesy of Eslite Gallery and Taipei Fine Arts Nuseum
- "Falling Back to Earth" footage courtesy of Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art
- "Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe" Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum videography by Mika Johnson
- "Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe" Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain"
- "Cai Guo-Qiang: Inopportune" footage courtesy of MASS MOCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art)
- "Light Cycle" footage courtesy of Creative Times
- "The Story of Reflection - A Gift from Iwaki" directed by Tadashige Shiga, edited by Eizoukirokusya, videography by Makoto Nawa, Yoshio Kanno and Hidenori Kawamata
- "Cai Guo-Qiang: Sunshine and Solitude" footage courtesy of Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo & UNAM
- "Transient Rainbow" footage courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).
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Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.