Inopportune: Stage One

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Inopportune: Stage One is a large-scale installation artwork by Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a sequence of suspended cars and simulated explosions that explores themes of violence, spectacle, and contemporary fear.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary art work
installation artwork
aimsTo critique the spectacle of violence in contemporary culture
evoke viewers’ fear and anxiety about terrorism
commissionedBy Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Cai Guo-Qiang NERFINISHED
creatorBirthCountry China NERFINISHED
creatorBirthPlace Quanzhou NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Chinese
depicts car bombing sequence
simulated explosions
displayedAs site-specific installation
exhibitionVenue Guggenheim Museum New York NERFINISHED
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
followedBy Inopportune: Stage Two NERFINISHED
genre installation art
hasPart light tubes suggesting explosions
nine white cars
inception 2004
installationLocation Guggenheim rotunda NERFINISHED
installationType large-scale installation
languageOfTitle English
lightingDesign simulated explosion flashes
mainSubject contemporary fear
media representation of violence
spectacle
terrorism
violence
movement contemporary art
notableFor dramatic depiction of a car bombing in slow motion
use of suspended vehicles to create a narrative sequence
partOfSeries Inopportune NERFINISHED
spatialArrangement sequence of suspended cars
title Inopportune: Stage One NERFINISHED
usesMedium automobiles
light tubes
stage lighting
steel cables
suspended cars

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Cai Guo-Qiang notableWork Inopportune: Stage One