Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
| Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kevin Macdonald |
| Starring | Ian Buruma Guo-Qiang Cai Wen-You Cai |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang is a 2016 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald about the life and work of Cai Guo-Qiang known for his artwork with the help of gunpowder.[1] The film was released by Netflix on October 14, 2016.[2]
Premise
The story is told both through Cai Guo-Qiang's own words, as well as family, friends and observers of his craft, spanning from the artist's childhood in Mao's China just starting out, all the way to present day highly-publicized public art performances on a global scale.[3]
Cast
- Ian Buruma
- Guo-Qiang Cai
- Wen-You Cai
- Wenhao Cai
- Ben Davis
- Jeffrey Deitch
- Phil Grucci
- Thomas Krens
- Tatsumi Masatoshi
- Orville Schell
- Jennifer Wen Ma
- Hong Hong Wu
- Yimou Zhang
References
- ^ "Cai Guo-Qiang Sets the Art World Aflame in New Netflix Documentary". Artnet. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Review: Fireworks in 'Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang review – jaw-dropping pyrotechnics". The Guardian. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
External links
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang. Netflix.
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang at IMDb
- Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang at Rotten Tomatoes
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