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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-qiang

Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-qiang

Description: The Sky Ladder is a 1,650-foot ladder of fire climbing into the skies above artist Cai Guo-Qiang's hometown. Creating ambitious signature pieces on the largest imaginable scales, Cai's electrifying work often transcends physical permanence while burning its philosophies into the audience members' minds. Told through the artist's own words and those of family, friends and observers, the film tracks Cai's meteoric rise and examines why he engineers artworks that loom as far as the eye can see.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2016
Initial Release: October 14, 2016 (New York)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Music Composed By: Alex Heffes
Producers: Wendi Murdoch, Hugo Shong, Fisher Stevens
Cinematography: Robert Yeoman, Florian Zinke
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