Cai Guo-Qiang and Pompeii: In the Volcano

by Cai Guo-Qiang

The "volcanic" art of Cai Guo-Qiang in Pompeii and Naples recaptures the link between ancient and contemporary sensibility

In 2019, New York-based Chinese artist Cai-Guo Qiang (born 1957) was invited to create a work of art in the amphitheater of the Pompeii archaeological site. Inspired by the fate of the ancient Roman city, which was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Cai's work involved gunpowder, fireworks, an array...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8836640591
• ISBN13: 9788836640591
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 13.2"