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Cai Guo-Qiang: The Artist's Materials astronomy but by the seventeenth centuryRachel Rivenc This groundbreaking book provides the first material study of the celebrated contemporary artist Cai Guo Qiang, known worldwide for his use of subversive materials, particularly gunpowder. Cai Guo Qiang (China, b. 1957) is among the most prominent contemporary artists active today. His prolific, diverse creative practicewhich includes gunpowder drawings and paintings, explosion events, videos, multimedia installations, and site specific