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MASS MoCA Commission. Installation at MASS MoCA, North 
Adams, MA, USA. Photograph by Hiro Iha…
Illusion
MASS MoCA Commission. Installation at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA. Photograph by Hiro Ihara. Courtesy of Cai Guo-Qiang.
Photo: Hiro Ihara

Illusion

Date2004
Maker Cai Guo-Qiang Chinese, (works in America), born 1957
Object number2006.2
ProvenancePurchased from the artist
Photo CreditMASS MoCA Commission. Installation at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA. Photograph by Hiro Ihara. Courtesy of Cai Guo-Qiang.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Guggenheim Museum, "Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want To Believe", February 22 - May 28, 2008, (2/22-5/28, 2008) Santa Fe, New Mexico, SITE Santa Fe, "Illusion", January 21- March 26, 2006 Published ReferencesKrens, Thomas and Alexandra Munroe. "Cai-Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe." New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2008, pp. 218-2210, illus. fig. 74 Steward Heon, Laura. "Inopportune et al." North Adams, MA: MASS MoCA, 2005
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Arnold, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions1 min., 30 sec.; car: length: 170 in.
MediumThree-channel color video installation, car and spent fireworks
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