Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2017) on Netflix
NR20171h 20mDocumentary
Cai Guo-Qiang makes art with gunpowder, and his pyrotechnic displays are known worldwide. He attempts Sky Ladder in his hometown in China, a project pursued for twenty years without success.
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Cai Guo-Qiang works with gunpowder, and his pyrotechnic displays have been staged publicly around the world. His story is told in his own words, with family members, friends, and observers of his craft adding their accounts. It reaches back to a childhood in Mao's China and forward to highly publicized public art performances. At its center is Sky Ladder, called his most ambitious project, a visionary and explosive event for his hometown in China. Twenty years of failed attempts stand behind it.
