Cai Guo-Qiang: The Artist's Materials

This groundbreaking book provides the first material study of the celebrated contemporary artist Cai Guo—Qiang, known worldwide for his use of subversive materials, particularly gunpowder.

Cai Guo—Qiang (China, b. 1957) is among the most prominent contemporary artists active today. His prolific, diverse creative practice—which includes gunpowder drawings and paintings, explosion events, videos, multimedia installations, and site—specific works—draws on a personal belief system that freely b...