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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

99 wolf balloons

This is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life. Artist Cai Guo-Qiang had a Chinese factory fabricate 99 wolves, which he hung in the following fashion - cascading, charging into a glass wall.

Head On, 2006, by Cai Guo Qiang
I got 99 wolves, but the bitch ain't one.

Head On, 2006, by Cai Guo Qiang

Head On, 2006, by Cai Guo Qiang

This has really given me the motivation to do more art-related stuff, rather than my usual blend of tackiness and utility.

More pictures and info here. Link to the Guggenheim here.

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posted by dead insect at 5:10 PM

3 Comments:

Anonymous Adam said...

Love this kind of stuff.

Seen this?
http://art.commongate.com/post/Nike_Savvas_Atomix

Is it all about the obsessive multiple? Like Andy Warhol and his silk screening of dollar bills until the ink ran out.

Tuesday, 09 October, 2007  
Blogger Asi said...

dude, this is so good i want to have sex with it


freaking amazing

a.

Wednesday, 10 October, 2007  
Blogger dead insect said...

those colored balls are pretty neat, but a bit static for my liking!

Wednesday, 10 October, 2007  

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