Cai Guo-Qiang

Summary

Cai Guo-Qiang is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Quanzhou^[2]. He was born on +1957-12-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a painter^[4], sculptor^[5], contemporary artist^[6], installation artist^[7], and photographer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Quanzhou^[2], Cai Guo-Qiang…
• Cai Guo-Qiang was born on +1957-12-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Cai Guo-Qiang was Wenhao Cai^[10].
• Cai Guo-Qiang held citizenship in People's Republic of China^[11].
• Cai Guo-Qiang is identified as part of the Huaren ethnic group^[12].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's professions included painter^[4].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's professions included sculptor^[5].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's professions included contemporary artist^[6].
• Cai Guo-Qiang worked as an installation artist^[7].
• Cai Guo-Qiang worked as a photographer^[8].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's professions included performance artist^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Cai Guo-Qiang is Ninety-nine Horses^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Cai Guo-Qiang is Flora Commedia: Cai Guo-Qiang^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Cai Guo-Qiang is Inopportune: Stage One^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Cai Guo-Qiang is Transient Rainbow^[17].
• Cai Guo-Qiang received the Praemium Imperiale^[18].
• Cai Guo-Qiang received the honorary doctor of the Shanghai Theatre Academy^[19].
• Cai Guo-Qiang received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[20].
• Cai Guo-Qiang received the Golden Lion^[21].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's image is recorded as CaiGuoQiangSpeakingOct10.jpg^[22].
• Cai Guo-Qiang is recorded as male^[23].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's movement is recorded as contemporary art^[25].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's genre is recorded as installation art^[26].
• Cai Guo-Qiang's genre is recorded as conceptual art^[27].

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Origins and Family

Cai Guo-Qiang was born in Quanzhou^[2]. He was born on +1957-12-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He is identified as part of the Huaren ethnic group^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[4], sculptor^[5], contemporary artist^[6], installation artist^[7], photographer^[8], and performance artist^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ninety-nine Horses^[14], a painting^[28], founded in 2011^[29]; Flora Commedia: Cai Guo-Qiang^[15]; Inopportune: Stage One^[16]; and Transient Rainbow^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Praemium Imperiale^[18], an international award^[30], founded in 1988^[31]; honorary doctor of the Shanghai Theatre Academy^[19], an award^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33]; Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[20], a cultural prize^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1989^[36]; and Golden Lion^[21].

Personal Life

A child of Cai Guo-Qiang was Wenhao Cai^[10].

Why It Matters

Cai Guo-Qiang ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Cai Guo-Qiang born?

Cai Guo-Qiang was born in Quanzhou^[2].

What did Cai Guo-Qiang do for work?

Cai Guo-Qiang worked as painter^[4], sculptor^[5], contemporary artist^[6], installation artist^[7], and photographer^[8].

What awards did Cai Guo-Qiang receive?

Honors received include Praemium Imperiale^[18], honorary doctor of the Shanghai Theatre Academy^[19], Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[20], and Golden Lion^[21].