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Cai Guo-Qiang at THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO
2023/06/16
Cai Guo-Qiang will hold his solo exhibition, "Ramble in the Cosmos―From Primeval Fireball Onward'" at the National Art Center, Tokyo from June 29 (Thu.).
■Cai Guo-Qiang: Ramble in the Cosmos―From Primeval Fireball Onward
June 29 (Thu), 2023 - August 21 (Mon), 2023
Cai's dialogue with the universe and the unseen world will serve as a core theme for the exhibition, revealing itself through a presentation of the artist’s early works from China, followed by those from his formative years in Japan, then works made during his subsequent time in the United States and his journey onto the world stage―displaying a rich artistic journey whose growth mirrors the expansion of the universe.
NACT's 2,000-square-meter gallery, 1E, will be transformed into a sweeping open space for this exhibition, evoking a public square. The historic screen painting installation Primeval Fireball will be "re-enacted" on one side of the exhibition hall, featuring three new screen paintings on glass and mirror with all-new subjects. Adjacent to this will stand another major highlight of the exhibition: the artist's expansive and kinetic LED installation, Encounter with the Unknown. Viewers will be invited to weave freely through these two works. The exhibition will feature approximately fifty works (some of which appear in groupings) from the collections of major public art museums in Japan as well as from the artist's own collection, including new works exploded on glass and mirror making their debut in Japan. These displays will be enriched by a large selection of rare archival materials, documentary videos, as well as wall text written from the artist's first-person perspective.
The entire exhibition will strike audiences as a gigantic installation in its own right, where they can experience Cai's idiosyncratic perspectives and artistic journey.
