It was hard to miss Cai Guo-Qiang's installation a the Guggenheim, probably because he suspended eight cars in the middle of the place. His installations were presented under the title "I Want To Believe." At first I was amazed by the sheer spectacle of suspended cars, 'exploding' with electronic light bars extending out from the center of each car, in vibrant colors. Despite the normal tendency to find multiple cars above you as slightly dangerous, this piece portrayed them in a fantastic and surreal way.
It seems like a comment on american values, referencing the constant barrage of violence and other vivid imagery in the media and culture. The high level of stylization is and has been a part of our art and media culture as well. That, and the suspended cars are made by Chevy.
Also the clay figures that he constructed, which fell apart as they dried in the gallery, were really cool.
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