Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang explained

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
Director:	Kevin Macdonald
Starring:	Ian Buruma Guo-Qiang Cai Wen-You Cai
Distributor:	Netflix
Runtime:	76 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English, Mandarin

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang is a 2016 documentary film directed by Kevin Macdonald about the life and work of Cai Guo-Qiang known for his artwork with the help of gunpowder.^[1] The film was released by Netflix on October 14, 2016.^[2]

Premise

The story is told both through Cai Guo-Qiang's own words, as well as family, friends and observers of his craft, spanning from the artist's childhood in Mao's China just starting out, all the way to present day highly-publicized public art performances on a global scale.^[3]

Cast

• Ian Buruma
• Guo-Qiang Cai
• Wen-You Cai
• Wenhao Cai
• Ben Davis
• Jeffrey Deitch
• Phil Grucci
• Thomas Krens
• Tatsumi Masatoshi
• Orville Schell
• Jennifer Wen Ma
• Hong Hong Wu
• Yimou Zhang

External links

• Book: Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang. Netflix.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cai Guo-Qiang Sets the Art World Aflame in New Netflix Documentary. Artnet. 14 October 2016 . July 4, 2019.
2. News: Review: Fireworks in 'Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang'. The New York Times . 13 October 2016 . July 4, 2019. Jaworowski . Ken .
3. News: Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang review – jaw-dropping pyrotechnics. The Guardian. 13 October 2016 . July 4, 2019. Bradshaw . Peter .