cai guo qiang: sky ladder

the museum of contemporary art in los angeles, california opens the first west coast solo exhibition of new york-based artist cai guo-qiang’s explosion installation ‘sky ladder’. his new work continues to explore his interest in time, space and metaphysics. the artist has developed both a site-specific, public explosion event for the grounds of the museum in addition to three gunpowder drawings housed in the building’s interior.

cai guo qiang sky ladder
detailed view of the aftermath from the wall-mounted gunpowder being incinerated on april 8th
all images by zen sekizawa for the museum of contemporary art

cai guo qiang sky ladder
the installation is ignited

cai guo qiang sky ladder

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