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Past Exhibitions
Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument
April 25, 2006–October 29, 2006
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden
Contemporary Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang, known for his elaborate sculpture installations and gunpowder projects, was invited by the Metropolitan Museum to create this site-specific installation for the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, overlooking Central Park with expansive views of the Manhattan skyline. Included are four works that present the artist’s reactions to issues of present-day concern: Clear Sky Black Cloud, an ephemeral sculpture that consists of an actual black cloud appearing above the Museum’s Roof Garden Tuesdays through Sundays at noon; Transparent Monument, a large sheet of glass at the foot of which lie replicas of dead birds; Nontransparent Monument, a multipart narrative relief sculpture in stone; and Move Along, Nothing to See Here, a pair of life-size replicas of crocodiles cast in resin, pierced with scissors and knives confiscated at airport security checkpoints, that loom over the Roof Garden space. Beverage and sandwich service is available from 10:00 a.m. until closing, including Friday and Saturday evenings. The installation is made possible by a grant from Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky. Additional support has been provided by Caroline Howard Hyman, Alice King and Roger King, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen, and Robert C. Y. Wu.
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