This 2006 exhibit at the Deutsche Guggenheim museum by Cai Guo Qiang is pretty cool:
With few wolves scattered in the front gallery, all ninety-nine wolves run, gallop, and jump toward the far end of the exhibition hall, where a wall stands. The bravery of the wolves is met head on by the unyielding wall. As the leading wolves go down, many more follow with force and determination. As those in the front fall and pile up, those behind take up their positions.
The ferociousness of the wolves is combined with their utter inability to comprehend the futility of their plight. An ode to instinct, I would say.
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I first saw his work at the National Gallery in DC. It was an exhibition solely on his unfinished projects from 2004 (I think I remember that correctly). Rooms of canvas with firework ash in the most interesting designs…it blew me away (forgive the pun) but this exhibition really tops it for me. I absolutely am floored by his creativity. If only I could afford to fly to NYC just for this.
FAKEEEEE !!!!!!!!!
I agree with you megan i love this piece (or these pieces) of art and really love wolves and art so both together but this tops anything I’ve ever seen (not including any of davinci’s art)I too wish my family could afford to go see it in for real :)