Inopportune: Stage One

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Inopportune: Stage One is a large-scale installation artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a sequence of suspended cars and simulated explosions that explores themes of violence, spectacle, and contemporary fear.

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Inopportune: Stage One canonical 3

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instanceOf contemporary art work
installation artwork
aimsTo critique the spectacle of violence in contemporary culture
evoke viewers’ fear and anxiety about terrorism
commissionedBy Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Cai Guo-Qiang
creatorBirthCountry China
creatorBirthPlace Quanzhou
creatorNationality Chinese
depicts car bombing sequence
simulated explosions
displayedAs site-specific installation
exhibitionVenue Guggenheim Museum New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
followedBy Inopportune: Stage Two
genre installation art
hasPart light tubes suggesting explosions
nine white cars
inception 2004
installationLocation Guggenheim rotunda
installationType large-scale installation
languageOfTitle English
lightingDesign simulated explosion flashes
mainSubject contemporary fear
media representation of violence
spectacle
terrorism
violence
movement contemporary art
notableFor dramatic depiction of a car bombing in slow motion
use of suspended vehicles to create a narrative sequence
partOfSeries Inopportune
spatialArrangement sequence of suspended cars
title Inopportune: Stage One
usesMedium automobiles
light tubes
stage lighting
steel cables
suspended cars

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Cai Guo-Qiang notableWork Inopportune: Stage One
Inopportune: Stage One title Inopportune: Stage One
Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe includesWork Inopportune: Stage One