Dec 22, 2006 9:13 AM

Head On by Cai Gui-Qiang

Like a thousand Wile E. Coyotes sprung to life and into an invisible wall, Cai Guo-Giang’s Head On exhibit at Berlin’s Guggenheim. The Chinese artist seems to delight in animals in implausible duress: his whole site is wonderful. Check it out. Cai Guo-Qiang [Artist’s Site] (via Drawn!)

Like a thousand Wile E. Coyotes sprung to life and into an invisible wall, Cai Guo-Giang's Head On exhibit at Berlin's Guggenheim. The Chinese artist seems to delight in animals in implausible duress: his whole site is wonderful. Check it out.

Cai Guo-Qiang [Artist's Site] (via Drawn!)

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