Cai Guo-Qiang, born 1957 in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, is one of the leading contemporary artists. The practice of the New York based artist draws on a wide variety of symbols, narratives, traditions and materials such as fengshui, Chinese medicine, and gunpowder.
For the show at the Deutsche Guggenheim, the first solo presentation of his work in Germany, Cai Guo-Qiang developed a special concept that reflects the diversity of his oeuvre and establishes a unique link to the city of Berlin.
In his space-filling installation, Head On, 99 wolves race towards a glass wall to the east. While the first ones crash into it, the pack still chases after the leader. The large-format drawing titled Vortex also uses the motif of the wolf. Like a cyclone, thousands of them rush across the paper in an organic unit demonstrating energy, strength and fierce resolution. In a special performance prior to the exhibition opening, Cai Guo-Qiang will create this 9x4-meter drawing using various sorts of gunpowder. These two works are supplemented by the video Illusion II, the documentation of a spectacular performance with explosives, which will be produced prior to the show in Berlin.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Head On, Deutsche Bank Collection continues the series of shows from the corporate collection of Deutsche Bank. Furthermore, in 2008, Deutsche Bank will be the main sponsor of the Cai Guo-Qiang retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Curator
Friedhelm Hütte, Deutsche Bank Collection
Location
Deutsche Guggenheim
Unter den Linden 13/15
10117 Berlin
Opening hours
Daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursdays to 10 p.m.
Including MuseumsShop and KAFFEEBANK
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Catalogue and Edition
On the occasion of the exhibition, the two-part catalog Cai Quo-Qiang: Head On, Deutsche Bank Collection (German/English, 59 euros) will be published on October 1; advance orders can be placed to mailbox.kunst@db.com. As Edition No. 36 of Deutsche Guggenheim, Cai Guo-Qiang created the cast Study for a Wolf’s Bodily Movement: For Head On in a limited edition of 99 pieces, available for 590/630 euros exclusively in the MuseumsShop (030) 20 20 93-16.
Admission
| Adults | | € 4 |
| reduced | | € 3 |
| Children under 12 | | Admission free |
| School classes | | Admission free |
| School classes with guided tours | | € 25 |
| Groups up to 20 | | € 35 |
| Family Card | | € 8 |
| Mondays | | Admission free |
Guided tours
Free Guided tours: Daily at 6 p.m.
Lunch Lectures: Wednesdays at 1 p.m. (Guided tours on selected themes followed by a small lunch)
Keynote Tours: Sundays at 11.30 a.m. (Guided tours on special themes followed by brunch)
Special guided tours, tours in foreign languages, and tours for school classes are available. Please call (030) 20 20 93-14
Deutsche Guggenheim Club
Information on Deutsche Guggenheim’s friendship circle at our homepage or at (030) 202093-19.
art shop
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Public transport to the exhibition
Subway Stadtmitte (U2) or Französische Straße (U6)
S-Bahn Unter den Linden (S1, S2) or Friedrichstraße (S3, S5, S7, S9, S75)
Bus No.100, 147, 200
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