Cai Guo-Qiang - Head On
August 30, 2010 │ National Museum of Singapore
Head On, a major work by chinese-born contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qian, which had his debut at Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin in 2006, will be exhibited at the National Museum of Singapore from July 2. The show includes the eponymous installation, where replicas of 99 life-sized wolves, run fearlessly and collide one after another into a glass wall.
The exhibition consists of three parts: the eponymous installation Head On, the two-channel video installation Illusion II, which also documents the explosion project by the same title, and Vortex, a gunpowder drawing depicting thousands of wolves chasing one another in a circular motion. Vortex is also accompanied by a video featuring the artist while creating the drawing. What makes the installation at the National Museum of Singapore unique compared with the work’s previous sites is its presentation in a gallery completely painted in black. Not only does this dramatically complement the wolves’ silvery mane but it also invokes a new way of seeing the piece.
Further Information:
ArtMag - the online art magazine of Deutsche Bank
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