Cai Guo-Qiang: A Clan of Boats

"... Since childhood, Cai has held a special fascination with boats, a familiar symbol he grew up with in the harbour city of Quanzhou, China, which appear constantly throughout his repertoire. 'A Clan of Boats' allows Cai to recount a number of them, which he refers to as his 'children'. Among them is the Faurschou Foundation's own 'Reflection - A Gift from Iwaki'. A wreck filled with broken white porcelain from Dehuain Cai's hometown, the work has been shown at many important museums around the world. Each time the team of Iwaki volunteers, who excavated the boat as a gift to commemorate their friendship with Cai since 1994, would arrive on site to install the hull, just as they did for 'A Clan of Boats', and they are very much part of the work."
Faurschou Foundation
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2008 March: Cai Guo-Qiang, 2009 October: Cai Guo-Qiang - An Introduction, 2012 March: Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe, 2012 April: Sky Ladder.