World-famous Chinese artist, will present in the walls of the Main building of the Pushkin Museum Pushkin giant installation "October", dedicated to 100-летию the Russian revolution

the Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkin
12 Sep — on November 12 2017
Main building. Moscow, Volkhonka, 12

In the exposition dedicated to introduce Russian and international audience with the art of internationally recognized artist, will be presented all the variety of strategies and methods that Cai Guoqiang uses in his art-практике.

the Huge installation, which will include small sculptures, and the famous gunpowder paintings and preparatory sketches for pyrotechnic performances will be located in the main spaces of the Museum.

Right at the entrance to the Museum — in the Museum courtyard — visitors will be met by the installation of "Autumn". This huge design is a man-made mountain, consisting of birch trees, germinating from hundreds of children's Cribs and strollers donated by residents of Moscow. It creates a completely new visual impression than-то like the famous scene from the film "Battleship Potemkin" by Sergei Eisenstein.

the exhibition Presents the diversity of artistic techniques and creative methods meant to indicate the personal creative journey of the artist. He grew up in China and later moved to Japan, and now lives in the USA — and all the while working and exhibiting in different countries, working with the local people. The social component plays a major role in projects Cai Guoqiang: often they involve ordinary people who are far from art, so the works become more understandable and accessible to a wide audience. In Moscow, Cai Guoqiang remains faithful to his artistic method: with the participation of Muscovites, he intends to create a three hole pattern-свитка, made in the technique of painting with gunpowder.

a Favorite technique of Cai Guoqiang — powder painting.

Marina Loshak, Director, Pushkin Museum im. Pushkin: "Exposition, dedicated to the century anniversary of the revolution in Russia, will be built in the form of a dialogue of contemporary art with the classic architecture of the Museum, the finished product — with the history of its creation, the events of the past — with hopes today".

Cai Guoqiang, the artist: "This is not a story about great public system or public system. It seems to me more important to talk about people, those individuals that comprise “the people.” In the period of prosperity or during a disaster story is always created by people who should be responsible and realize the consequences. “Why do people strive for perfection?”, “What do they do to make dreams come true?” — these questions are addressed not only to the past but to the present. They are addressed not only to Russia and China, but all over the world".

Source: press-релиз Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkina