Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Paintings

Ignition of Cuyahoga River Lightning: Drawing for the Cleveland Museum of Art, 14 September, 2018 © Cai Studio. Photo: Wen-You Cai, courtesy of Cai Studio

The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio is its ‘main industrial artery’ and has been critical to the city’s development following its founding in 1796. Cleveland’s rapid industrialisation in the mid-19th century, which led to much prosperity and wealth, was largely… Continue reading