the curatorial eye
Curator Christine Starkman illuminates gunpowder artist Cai Guo-Qiang's explosive work
Sep 17, 2010 | 2:09 pm
His work most recently took him to Los Angeles, where he was the main writer for NFL Network's flagship show, NFL GameDay Morning. He has also directed content or written for CNN, Village Voice Media (where he served as columnist at Houston Press), New York Daily News, and Modern Luxury Media, where he was editor of Houston's first men's magazine. \u003Cbr/>Passionate about promoting Houston as the next great global city, he also co-hosts and co-produces the weekly CultureMap television and streaming segments on ABC13.\u003C/p>","identifier":"22243373","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zMzIyOTk0MS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc2MzE0MTEwM30.SpKsPMbbo_XonejubDrsNYFeJ1ekjyalB_TuhZ_jDiA/image.jpg?width=210"},"name":"Steven Devadanam","url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/u/stevendevadanam"},{"@type":"Person","description":"Steven Thomson","identifier":"25305938","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/res/avatars/default"},"name":"Steven Thomson","url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/u/a09f30c979da221a812b0e105513230d"}],"dateModified":"2022-10-07T16:19:28Z","datePublished":"2010-09-17T19:09:19Z","description":"Since his arrival on the art radar, scholars have debated the \"Chineseness\" of Cai's work. While he criticizes aspects of the Chinese political regime, Cai also identifies with the empowerment of his home country's citizens. \"I feel that deep in his heart, Cai is very proud to be Chinese,\" says Rei ...","headline":"Curator Christine Starkman illuminates gunpowder artist Cai Guo-Qiang's explosive work","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","height":600,"url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/media-library/news-steven-cai-studio-cai-guo-qiang-ufo.jpg?id=30798959&width=980","width":1200},"keywords":["unspecified"],"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/09-17-10-going-deeper-into-gunpowder-artist-cai-guo-qiang-career?rebelltitem=10","@type":"WebPage"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zMTczMjk3OC9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc0NTUwMzE0NX0.TijlKXhSuG32_EoXKtOZaTtJlSPyCqQurmTPsKfQTcg/image.png?width=210"},"name":"CultureMap Houston"},"url":"https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/09-17-10-going-deeper-into-gunpowder-artist-cai-guo-qiang-career?rebelltitem=10"}