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The new job-title of CAI GUO-QIANG recently is the general fireworks designer of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing.
For him, that's a totally easy task.
And the coming August is not only a quite challenging period,but also a period to look back.
Leisurely and elegantly, since his own show in the National Art Gallery is to be open that time.
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Contemporary art and national images
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2008 Beijing 798 Art Festival
September 28—October 18, 2008
“2008 Beijing 798 Art Festival” will be grandly openned on September 28 in 798 art district. Just in the afternoon, they will arrange the openning sitting of this art festival and some other performances, such as VIP cocktail party, theme exhibition, preview of Loft sculpture exhibition, rock’n’roll evening and so on. The duration of this art festival will last three weeks, and the overall activities include theme exhibitions, Loft outdoor sulpture exhibitions, special exhibitions, the alliance exhibitions, video shows, concerts and academic forums, etc. and this festival will invite the famous critic of fine arts Mr Wang Lin as its chief curator.
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B C A·Beijing Center for the Arts
Beyond Reminiscence Chinese Tradition Expressed in Contemporary Art
July 26— September 28，2008
This exhibition aims at presenting the works which are not limited by illustrations, techniques, media and so-called concepts and focus on the creation on China contemporary art under the conditions of numerous situations. These works are not constrained by any kind of expression method but in all kinds of time dimensions, which seems to be an acquaintance with a new purport.
