Inopportune Stage 1

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Inopportune: Stage One is a famous artwork created in 2004 by the contemporary artist, who is known for using gunpowder and explosives in his artwork, named Cai Guo-Qiang. It can be viewed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts. It consists of nine white Ford Tauruses hanging vertically in a large rotunda. Each of the nine white Ford Tauruses is being pierced with numerous neon flashing light tubes. The nine white American cars are placed so that it seems that cars are spiraling in an upward direction. The concept of Inopportune: Stage One is to simulate every moment of the car bomb explosion from a neutral point of view. Cai’s timeless classic, the Inopportune: Stage One, perfectly exemplifies his positive and negative

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