Head On

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Head On is a large-scale installation artwork by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a pack of life-sized wolves charging into an invisible glass wall, symbolizing collective blind faith and inevitable catastrophe.

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Head On canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary artwork ⓘ
installation artwork ⓘ
artisticTheme collective psychology ⓘ
human and animal behavior ⓘ
political and social commentary ⓘ
artworkType large-scale installation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin China ⓘ
creator Cai Guo-Qiang ⓘ
depicts a pack of wolves ⓘ
wolves ⓘ
exhibitedAt Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin ⓘ
linked to: Deutsche Guggenheim

Guggenheim Museum ⓘ
various international museums ⓘ
features life-sized wolves ⓘ
genre installation art ⓘ
hasPart invisible glass wall ⓘ
pack of wolves ⓘ
hasVisualEffect collision with an invisible barrier ⓘ
wolves charging in an arc ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mainSubject blind faith ⓘ
catastrophe ⓘ
collective behavior ⓘ
materialUsed glass ⓘ
taxidermy wolves ⓘ
movement contemporary art ⓘ
notableFor dramatic sense of motion ⓘ
use of large number of animal figures ⓘ
notableWorkOf Cai Guo-Qiang ⓘ
relatedConcept fate and inevitability ⓘ
herd mentality ⓘ
unseen obstacles ⓘ
relatedWorkOfArtist Inopportune ⓘ
symbolizes collective blind faith ⓘ
inevitable catastrophe ⓘ
mass movement toward disaster ⓘ
titleMeaning direct collision or confrontation ⓘ
usesTechnique site-specific installation ⓘ
suspended animal forms ⓘ

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