Cai Guo-Qiang (previously seen blowing stuff up in Philidelphia) specialises in ambitious pyrotechnic artworks. So I obviously think he’s great.
In his noble quest to burn things in interesting ways, Guo-Qiang has attempted ‘Sky Ladder’ three times previously – Bath (1994), Shanghai (2001), Los Angeles (2012) – and now Quanzhou, China.
The Quanzhou Sky Ladder, the most badass interpretation of a Led Zepplin song title ever, burned for two and half rad minutes:
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