Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument

April 25–October 29, 2006

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Curated by Gary Tinterow and Anne L. Strauss

Clear Sky Black Cloud2006. Realized at The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Daily at noon, Tuesday through Sunday from April 25–October 29, approximately 5 to 13 seconds. Black smoke shells. Commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art [Ephemeral]

Photos by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Transparent Monument2006. Glass, papier-mâché, fiberglass, plastic, and feathers. 10.17 x 309.9 x 81.3 cm. 457.2 x 309.9 (exact) x 81.3 cm. 

Photos by Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.

Nontransparent Monument
2006
Green limestone
274.3 x 970.3 cm

Photo by Teresa Christiansen, courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Move Along, Nothing to See Here
2006
Painted resin with sharp objects confiscated at airport security checkpoints
Installation dimensions variable. Crocodiles: 241.3 x 132.1 x 406.4 cm and 228.6 x 116.8 x 426.7 cm

Detail, installation view at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2006.

Photo by Teresa Christiansen, courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.