Cai Guo-Qiang <br/> born Quanzhou 1957, New York 1995 –<br/> <em>Murmuration (Landscape)</em> 2019 (detail)<br/> 鸟云<br/> porcelain, gunpowder<br/> dimensions variable<br/> Realised in Dehua, Fujian province and Melbourne, commissioned by the NGV <br/> Proposed acquisition <br/> Photo © Tobias Titz<br/> © Cai Guo-Qiang

Cai Guo-Qiang: China’s Enduring Philosophical Traditions in Contemporary Form



Cai Guo-Qiang <br/> born Quanzhou 1957, New York 1995 –<br/> <em>Murmuration (Landscape)</em> 2019 (detail)<br/> 鸟云<br/> porcelain, gunpowder<br/> dimensions variable<br/> Realised in Dehua, Fujian province and Melbourne, commissioned by the NGV <br/> Proposed acquisition <br/> Photo © Tobias Titz<br/> © Cai Guo-Qiang
Past program

NGV International

Exhibition space
Ground Level

NGV curator Wayne Crothers introduces audiences to a selection of Cai Guo-Qiang’s works, including the monumental installation of 10,000 suspended porcelain birds, which creates a three-dimensional impression of a calligraphic drawing.

Speaker
Wayne Crothers, Senior Curator, Asian Art, NGV

Sat 25 May, 12–12.30pm (Past)

Venue Exhibition Space

Sun 26 May, 3–3.30pm (Past)

Venue Exhibition Space

Talks and discussions Asia Contemporary Sculpture & Installation Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang NGV International

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