Artist
Cai Guo-Qiang
Chinese installation artist (born 1957)
1957 - today
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Cai Guo-Qiang
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Cai Guo-Qiang is the 94th most popular artist, the 967th most popular biography from China and the 4th most popular Chinese Artist.
Cai Guo-Qiang is known for his role as the director of visual and special effects for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, and for his 2015 explosion event "Sky Ladder". In December 2020, he became the first contemporary artist to have a solo exhibition at the Palace Museum in Beijing with "Odyssey and Homecoming". He established a unique niche in contemporary art by using gunpowder and fireworks to create drawings, paintings, and large-scale explosion events, integrating performance and spectacle into the art-making process.
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Cai Guo-Qiang's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.55.
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Among Artists
Among artists, Cai Guo-Qiang ranks 94 out of 139. Before him are Kenojuak Ashevak, Sergei Sviatchenko, James Rivière, Genco Gulan, Carolee Schneemann, and Irma Stern. After him are Renzo Eusebi, Leonid Shvartsman, John Howe, Eric Gill, Martha Rosler, and Borka Pavićević.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
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Kenojuak Ashevak
1927 - 2013
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 88
Sergei Sviatchenko
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 89
James Rivière
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 90
Genco Gulan
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 91
Carolee Schneemann
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 92
Irma Stern
1894 - 1966
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 93
Cai Guo-Qiang
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 94
Renzo Eusebi
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 95
Leonid Shvartsman
1920 - 2022
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 96
John Howe
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 97
Eric Gill
1882 - 1940
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 98
Martha Rosler
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 99
Borka Pavićević
1947 - 2019
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 100
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Cai Guo-Qiang ranks 363. Before him are Andrew Cuomo, Yelena Kondakova, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Mihailo Petrović, and Lluís Homar. After him are Pierre Moscovici, Dimple Kapadia, Kozo Tashima, Johannes Hahn, Renée Soutendijk, and Ricardo Montaner.
Others Born in 1957
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Andrew Cuomo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 357
Yelena Kondakova
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 358
Arkadi Ghukasyan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 359
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 360
Mihailo Petrović
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 361
Lluís Homar
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 362
Cai Guo-Qiang
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 363
Pierre Moscovici
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 364
Dimple Kapadia
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 365
Kozo Tashima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 366
Johannes Hahn
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 367
Renée Soutendijk
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 368
Ricardo Montaner
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 369
In China
Among people born in China, Cai Guo-Qiang ranks 967 out of 2,131. Before him are Sun Chunlan (1950), Guanyu Zhou (1999), Lidiya Vertinskaya (1923), Ji Xianlin (1911), Fang Fang (1955), and Jia Xiuquan (1963). After him are Ingrid Noll (1935), Shi Zhengli (1964), Hu Chunhua (1963), Qin Gang (1966), Frank Shu (1943), and Zhou Xiaochuan (1948).
Others born in China
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Sun Chunlan
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 961
Guanyu Zhou
RACING DRIVER
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 962
Lidiya Vertinskaya
ACTOR
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 963
Ji Xianlin
HISTORIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 964
Fang Fang
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 965
Jia Xiuquan
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 966
Cai Guo-Qiang
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 967
Ingrid Noll
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 968
Shi Zhengli
BIOLOGIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 969
Hu Chunhua
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 970
Qin Gang
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 971
Frank Shu
ASTRONOMER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 972
Zhou Xiaochuan
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 973
Among Artists In China
Among artists born in China, Cai Guo-Qiang ranks 4. Before him are Ai Weiwei (1957), Wang Xianzhi (344), and Hu Zhengyan (1584). After him are Tyrus Wong (1910), Chen Danqing (1953), and Xu Li (1989).
Ai Weiwei
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 1
Wang Xianzhi
344 - 386
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 2
Hu Zhengyan
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3
Cai Guo-Qiang
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4
Tyrus Wong
1910 - 2016
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 5
Chen Danqing
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 6
Xu Li
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 7
