Sep 22, 2017
80 min
Full-HD

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2017)

Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosive event that he pulls off in his hometown in China after 20 years of failed attempts.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Insurgent Docs

Cai Guoqiang

Self

Ian Buruma

Self

Cai Wen-You

Self

Wenhao Cai

Self

Jeffrey Deitch

Self

Phil Grucci

Self

Thomas Krens

Self

Tatsumi Masatoshi

Self

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