Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art
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"Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art" is a publication that explores the innovative use of gunpowder and explosives in the contemporary art practice of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, documenting his process, philosophy, and major works.
All labels observed (2)
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| Cai Guo-Qiang gunpowder projects | 1 |
| Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Context triple: [Cai Guo-Qiang, hasPublication, Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art]
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Black Fireworks
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Black Fireworks" is an art publication that explores the renowned Chinese artist’s experimental use of gunpowder and pyrotechnic explosions as a medium for large-scale, conceptually driven works.
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky is an art publication focusing on the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder and fireworks projects, exploring his creative process and explosive visual spectacles.
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C.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth
Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth is an exhibition catalogue and monograph documenting Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s large-scale, nature-focused installations created for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.
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Cai Guo-Qiang: Works 1985–2010
Cai Guo-Qiang: Works 1985–2010 is a comprehensive monograph surveying the Chinese artist’s experimental and often gunpowder-based artworks created over a twenty-five-year period.
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E.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms" is an art publication documenting Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s large-scale, often pyrotechnic installations and projects themed around transience, memory, and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Target entity description: "Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art" is a publication that explores the innovative use of gunpowder and explosives in the contemporary art practice of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, documenting his process, philosophy, and major works.
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A.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Black Fireworks
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Black Fireworks" is an art publication that explores the renowned Chinese artist’s experimental use of gunpowder and pyrotechnic explosions as a medium for large-scale, conceptually driven works.
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B.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireworks from the Sky is an art publication focusing on the Chinese artist’s large-scale gunpowder and fireworks projects, exploring his creative process and explosive visual spectacles.
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C.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth
Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth is an exhibition catalogue and monograph documenting Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s large-scale, nature-focused installations created for the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art.
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D.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Works 1985–2010
Cai Guo-Qiang: Works 1985–2010 is a comprehensive monograph surveying the Chinese artist’s experimental and often gunpowder-based artworks created over a twenty-five-year period.
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E.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms
"Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms" is an art publication documenting Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s large-scale, often pyrotechnic installations and projects themed around transience, memory, and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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publication ⓘ |
| about |
artist philosophy
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artistic process ⓘ contemporary art ⓘ explosion events ⓘ gunpowder drawings ⓘ installation art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| describes |
collaboration with pyrotechnic experts
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safety considerations in explosion art ⓘ technical aspects of gunpowder use ⓘ |
| documents |
creative process of Cai Guo-Qiang
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major works of Cai Guo-Qiang ⓘ use of explosives in art ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural symbolism of gunpowder
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interaction between art and nature ⓘ relationship between destruction and creation ⓘ |
| features |
commentary on process
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discussion of artistic philosophy ⓘ explosion sequences ⓘ installation views ⓘ photographic documentation ⓘ project sketches ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experimentation with materials
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innovative use of gunpowder ⓘ large-scale explosion projects ⓘ site-specific works ⓘ |
| genre |
art book
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monograph ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
art historians
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artists ⓘ curators ⓘ general art public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cai Guo-Qiang
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gunpowder art ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese contemporary art
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conceptual art ⓘ environmental art ⓘ public art projects ⓘ pyrotechnics in art ⓘ |
| subjectOf | exhibition-related reading lists ⓘ |
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Subject: Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Description of subject: "Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art" is a publication that explores the innovative use of gunpowder and explosives in the contemporary art practice of Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, documenting his process, philosophy, and major works.
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linked to: Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art