We have an account with Artsy now!

Cai Studio recently became the latest partners with Artsy, the much-talked-about art mapping system that is essentially the visual arts  equivalent to Pandora.  To help celebrate the upcoming Art Basel in Hong Kong (May 23-26), the studio is posting a few recent writings by Cai himself.  Such as this.

We hope to see you there.

Open Call for Volunteer Models

Photo by Francesco Allegretto. Courtesy Glasstress / Berengo Studio, Venice, Italy.

THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

Would you like to be part of Cai’s upcoming installation?

Cai is presenting a new conceptual work that will be part of the Venice Biennale’s collateral event, Glasstress 2013, collaborating with Murano glass artisans.

For the work, Full-Body Scan, Cai Studio is calling volunteers in New York City to pose for several clothed, full-body portraits, both front and back. There is no dress code. We want you to be yourself!

The photo shoot will run from now until Friday, 10 May. We are willing to work around your schedule. Please email info@caiguoqiang.com with “Venice Project” in the subject line, your availability, and basic info (name, age, gender, ethnicity, etc.) in the body.

sometimes, Silin’s life is just one big animated gif waiting to be made.

With an especially grueling installation schedule, in São Paulo, staff members took a quick catnap during the exhibition opening.  Credits Wen-You Cai for what is essentially one of the best moments of the exhibition.

Da Vincis do Povo moves onto São Paulo!

Cai Guo-Qiang: Da Vincis do Povo moved onto the second leg of its exhibition run in São Paulo.  Whereas its previous iteration in Brasilia was nestled deep in the campus greenery of CCBB, this time the flying machines and contraptions took to the streets.  Below, a few installation shots, as well as images from opening day.

Installation view of Cai Guo-Qiang: Da Vincis do Povo outside the streets of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Photo by Joana França

nstallation view of Cai Guo-Qiang: Da Vincis do Povo outside the streets of Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Photo by Joana França

Installation view of Complex, Prédio Histórico dos Correios. Photo by Photo by Joana França.

Installation view of Carnival Rehearsal, Prédio Histórico dos Correios. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Installation view of Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Photo by Joana França

Installation view of Wu Yulu’s Robot Factory, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

The team made the wall credits! And those are our names! Technical Director Tatsumi Masotoshi looking especially thrilled. Photo courtesy Cai Studio

And here is perhaps the oddest photo Cai Studio staff members have ever taken together. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

Cai Guo-Qiang with the robot Cai Guo-Qiang Fire Ignition Robot. So meta your head will explode. Photo by Karen Chen, courtesy Cai Studio.

hey the gang’s in São Paulo!

After a two-month-long run in Brasilia, Cai Guo-Qiang: Da Vincis do Povo moves onto São Paulo.  The exhibition is scheduled to open at both Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil and Museu dos Correios on April 20, before heading to its final stop in Rio de Janeiro in August.

Some images from the installation process thus far for your viewing pleasure.

Installation of Fairytale can only happen between the hours of 11 pm – 5 am, as that is the only time the pedestrian-only walkway in front of CCBB can be closed. At 2 am, we were visited by a local drunk. He offered us a cigarette. We politely declined. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Dibs on the corner office. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Congratulations, Project Director Chinyan Wong. Your macbook is now a converted windows 8 tablet. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

 

Project Director Chinyan Wong calls the other corner office. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Da Vincis do Povo opens in Brasilia

Cai Guo-Qiang: Da Vincis do Povo kicked off its three-city tour in Brasilia on February 5.  Some images from the opening!

 

Cai Studio staff on the credits wall label! Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Cai Guo-Qiang during opening for Da Vincis do Povo, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Cai Guo-Qiang during opening for Da Vincis do Povo, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio.

Opening night of Da Vincis do Povo, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhaung, courtesy Cai Studio.

Inventor Wu Yulu at Da Vincis do Povo. Photo by Cai Canhuang, courtesy Cai Studio.

Cai Studio staff. Photo courtesy Cai Canhaung.

Detail of gunpowder drawing Carnival Rehearsal, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhaung, courtesy Cai Studio.

Installation view of Kites, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhaung, courtesy Cai Studio.

Installation view of Complex and Fairytale, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhaung, courtesy Cai Studio.

Cai Studio staff with our lovely volunteers, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo courtesy Cai Canhuang.

Tatsumi with a crop of our lovely volunteers. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhaung, courtesy Cai Studio.

Opening night of Da Vincis do Povo, Museu dos Correios, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhuang, courtesy Cai Studio.

Installation process of Fairytale, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, 2013. Photo by Cai Canhuang, courtesy Cai Studio.

The many faces of Cai Guo-Qiang during installation process of Da Vincis Do Povo in Brasilia

Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

 

Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio

Photo by Wen-You Cai, courtesy Cai Studio