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Artists -- China Art of the Explosion: Pyrotechnics & Fireworks 
 "This multimedia exploration, designed for grades 9-12, explores the science and art of pyrotechnics and chronicles the making of [Chinese artist] Cai [Guo-Qiang]'s 'Tornado: Explosion Project for the Kennedy Center.'" Provides an introduction to the project, and interactive presentation on pyrotechnics (with a create-your-own firework images online feature), and classroom discussion questions. From ArtsEdge, a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3885/ Topics: Lesson Plans, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 20, 2006 Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing
Companion site to an exhibit of works by Chinese avant-garde artist Xu Bing at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. Features an interview with the artist, installation sketches, images from the exhibit, stories from the "Laughter Project," which "explores the pleasures and pains of conveying ideas in a foreign language," and interactive features. http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/xubing/default.html Topics: Art by Region, Artists Last updated Jul 27, 2006 |
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