Cai Guo-Qiang : Ladder to the Sky by Jeffrey Deitch (2012, Hardcover)

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The book "Cai Guo-Qiang: Ladder to the Sky" by Jeffrey Deitch is a 192-page hardcover publication released in 2012 by Prestel Gmbh & Co KG. It is an art book focusing on the work of the renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang, with illustrations included. The book delves into the individual artist's career and features a collection of his works, making it a valuable resource for art enthusiasts and collectors.

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PublisherPrestel Gmbh & Co KG.

ISBN-103791352423

ISBN-139783791352428

eBay Product ID (ePID)117153495

Product Key Features

Book Titlecaï Guo-Qiang : Ladder to the Sky

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicIndividual Artists / General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorJeffrey Deitch

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length11.4 in

Item Width9.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal709.2

SynopsisFeaturing stunning, never-before-published works, this is the most intimate book to date on the renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Produced in close collaboration with the artist, this volume documents new projects commissioned for The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, alongside Cai Guo-Qiang's own survey of his artistic journey and the personal cosmology that informs his work. CONTRIBUTORS: Jeffrey Deitch Jeffrey Deitch is the Director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Rebecca Morse Rebecca Morse is Associate Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Philipp Kaiser Philipp Kaiser has been a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art is Los Angeles since 2007. From 2001 through 2007 he was Curator at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel. He has written numerous contributions on contemporary art and has curated solo-exhibitions with Louise Lawler, Johanna Billing, Christian Philipp Müller, Simon Starling, Amelie von Wulffen, Sterling Ruby amongst others but also large-scale thematic exhibitions like »Flashback - Revisiting the Art of the 80s« and »Index - California Conceptualism«. He is currently working on the first American retrospective of Jack Goldstein. Philipp Kaiser will assume the post of Director of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne in late 2012. About Shen Kuiyi Kuiyi Shen is Director of the Chinese Studies program and Professor of Asian Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of California, San Diego. Lesley Ma Lesley Ma, former Manager of Cai Studio, is earning her PhD in Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of California, San Diego. It features a rich sampling of Cai's wonderfully diverse oeuvre, including explosion events, gunpowder drawings, and installations. Informative essays and a conversation with the artist explore Cai's influences, from traditional Chinese scrolls and his father's miniature paintings to Asian philosophy and memories of his grandmother. Including never-before-published new works and unprecedented contributions by the artist himself, this book promises to be an important reference on Cai's art for years to come. ILLUSTRATION: 175 colour illustrations, Produced in close collaboration with the artist, this volume documents new projects commissioned for The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, alongside Cai Guo-Qiang's own survey of his artistic journey and the personal cosmology that informs his work. It features a rich sampling of Cai's wonderfully diverse oeuvre, including explosion events, gunpowder drawings, and installations. Informative essays and a conversation with the artist explore Cai's influences, from traditional Chinese scrolls and his father's miniature paintings to Asian philosophy and memories of his grandmother. Including never-before-published new works and unprecedented contributions by the artist himself, this book promises to be an important reference on Cai's art for years to come.

LC Classification NumberN7349