Lot Essay
This work has been requested by SMAK, Gent, for their upcoming exhibition An Arbitrary History from March-June 2003.
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Mao
Details
Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957)
Mao
wood boat, approximately sixty lanterns with electric lights and wire, stone dragon, and "Mao" poster after Andy Warhol
boat: 129 x 55 x 20 in. (327.7 x 139.7 x 50.8 cm.)
stone dragon: 39¼ x 15¾ x 48 in. (100 x 40 x 122 cm.)
poster: 25½ x 31½ in. (65 x 80 cm.)
Executed in 1997.
Mao
wood boat, approximately sixty lanterns with electric lights and wire, stone dragon, and "Mao" poster after Andy Warhol
boat: 129 x 55 x 20 in. (327.7 x 139.7 x 50.8 cm.)
stone dragon: 39¼ x 15¾ x 48 in. (100 x 40 x 122 cm.)
poster: 25½ x 31½ in. (65 x 80 cm.)
Executed in 1997.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
Literature
B. Schwabsky, "Tao and Physics: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang", Artforum, Summer 1997, p.120 (illustrated).
R. Tomii, Cultural Melting Bath: Projects for the 20th Century, New York 1997, p.13 (illustrated).
A. Takami, "Cai Guo-Qiang", Bijutsu Techo, March 1999, pp.38-39 (illustrated).
D. Fei and G-Q. Cai, Cai Guo-Qiang, London 2000, p.122 (illustrated).
D. Friis-Hanson, Cai Guo-Qiang, London 2002, p.41 and back cover (illustrated).
F. Cavallucci, Cai Guo-Qiang, Milan 2002, p.88 (illustrated).
Q. Zhang, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shanghai 2002, p.12 and cover (illustrated).
R. Tomii, Cultural Melting Bath: Projects for the 20th Century, New York 1997, p.13 (illustrated).
A. Takami, "Cai Guo-Qiang", Bijutsu Techo, March 1999, pp.38-39 (illustrated).
D. Fei and G-Q. Cai, Cai Guo-Qiang, London 2000, p.122 (illustrated).
D. Friis-Hanson, Cai Guo-Qiang, London 2002, p.41 and back cover (illustrated).
F. Cavallucci, Cai Guo-Qiang, Milan 2002, p.88 (illustrated).
Q. Zhang, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shanghai 2002, p.12 and cover (illustrated).
Exhibited
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Flying Dragon in the Heaven, March-April 1997 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Cities on the Move, January-April 1999.
Musée d'art Contemporain Lyon, An Arbitrary History, October 2001-January 2002.
Ghent, SMAK, An Arbitrary History, March-June 2003.
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Cities on the Move, January-April 1999.
Musée d'art Contemporain Lyon, An Arbitrary History, October 2001-January 2002.
Ghent, SMAK, An Arbitrary History, March-June 2003.
Sale room notice
The dimensions for the boat are 129 x 55 x 20 in. (327.7 x 139.7 x 50.8 cm.). There are 50 lanterns with corresponding chopsticks.