Saving the best for last

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This past weekend, Hanging Out in the Museum came to a close at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. On the last day, the galleries were completely packed—over 14,000(!) visitors came to catch one last glimpse of the show. Cai also made a special trip to Taipei to make some closing remarks in person.

A few stats: over the course of three months, the exhibition drew approximately 220,000 visitors, and it was reported that thirty percent had never before been to an art museum. The exhibition topped TFAM’s Arcadie Dans les Collections du Centre Pompidou show and also set a record for having the highest attendance among contemporary art exhibitions in Taiwan.

What a nice surprise for us and our collaborators—we’re incredibly proud of this show and want to express our sincere gratitude to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Eslite, and everyone who came to see the show:

We loved working and hanging out in Taipei, and hope you’ll have us back again someday…

(The artist also celebrated by finally entering the Cultural Melting Bath for himself.)

Check out the official exhibition web site for more details (in Chinese).

Process

Photos by Bonnie Huie, courtesy Cai Studio

Photo by Cai Canhuang, courtesy Cai Studio

Here are a few more shots taken back in November when Cai Studio combined forces with Eslite and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum to install Cai Guo-Qiang: Hanging Out in the Museum.

Go Team Iwaki!

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Please enjoy a few photos of “Team Iwaki” installing Reflection–A Gift from Iwaki for Cai Guo-Qiang: Hanging Out in the Museum.

Fun with Rent Collection

Photo by Bonnie Huie, courtesy Cai Studio

Photo by Cai Canhuang, courtesy Cai Studio

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Here are a few outtakes from the on-site creation of Taipei’s Rent Collection Courtyard last November. Luckily, none of these clowns were invited to be part of the final work!

Celebrated

After months of hard work, Cai Studio staff, along with friends and family, celebrated at the opening for Cai Guo-Qiang: Hanging Out in the Museum on November 20, 2009.

Photos by Bonnie Huie, courtesy Cai Studio

Working Together

Wen Hao Cai takes a photo of her father in Taipei. Photos by Kelly Ma, courtesy Cai Studio

News Flash

Cover image, POTS Weekly, No. 591. Cover design by Ya-Qian Xiao 蕭雅倩

Open

Photo courtesy Cai Studio

Cai Guo-Qiang and the Cai Studio team at the opening for the solo exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: Hanging Out in the Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.

The Strait Press Conference

Cai Guo-Qiang at The Straight press conference, Taipei, Taiwan

Snack Time

 

Photo by Chinyan Wong, courtesy Cai Studio

The Taipei team takes a short break for a delicious meal during a week of preparations for the upcoming show at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.