Cai Guo-Qiang: Head On

August 26–October 15, 2006

Deutsche Guggenheim (organized by the Deutsche Bank Collection), Berlin

Curated by Friedhelm Hütte and Ariane Grigoteit

Installation views at Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, 2006.

(1) Photo by Photo by Mathias Schorrman, courtesy Deutsche Bank. (2)–(3) Photos by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Head On
2006
Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
99 life-sized replicas of wolves and glass wall. Wolves: gauze, resin, and hide
Dimensions variable
Commissioned by Deutsche Bank AG
Benesse Art Site Naoshima Collection

Installation view at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 2009.

Photo by Erika Barahona-Ede, ©FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa, 2009.

Illusion II
2006
9 minutes and 2 seconds, loop
Two-channel video installation
Installation dimensions variable

Installation view at Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, 2006.

Photo by Mathias Schorrman, courtesy Deutsche Bank

Vortex
2006
Gunpowder on paper
400 x 900 cm
Commissioned by Deutsche Bank AG
Deutsche Bank Collection

Photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Illusion II: Explosion Project, 2006. Realized at Möckernstraße / Stresemannstraße, Berlin, July 11, 9:30 p.m., 18 minutes. 2,000 assorted firework shells, plaster, wood, and cardboard. Commissioned by the Deutsche Guggenheim [Ephemeral].

Photos by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.