Artworks & exhibitions created in 2009

Sebastião Salgado’s Salt of the Earth – Why you should watch it

Photography

This was Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosion project Fallen Blossoms

Performances

Why did the Danish artists Superflex flood McDonald’s?

Performances

Kacey Wong’s Paddling Home – A tiny house in Hong Kong

Architecture, Installations, Performances

McDonald’s didn’t pay for Brad Downey’s mural

Murals, Paintings, Street Art

Mark Bradford’s giant sculpture Mithra resembles Noah’s ark

Sculptures

Gimhongsok’s Canine Construction – Mocking Jeff Koons’ balloon dogs

Sculptures

Yue Minjun’s sculptures & The infectious power of laughter

Sculptures

Why did Jeremy Deller bring an Iraqi suicide car bomb into museums?

Sculptures

Why did Ai Weiwei dip 2,000 year old Chinese vases in paint?

Performances, Sculptures

Beni Bischof’s cars – A vision for driving in the future?

Photography

Kaarina Kaikkonen – These are some of her best installations

Environmental art, Installations

Wang Yuping – The best of his dark comic style paintings

Paintings

Ai Weiwei: The Sichuan earthquake & 9000 children’s backpacks

Installations

Alec Soth’s Broken Manual – Somewhere to Disappear

Photography

Yayoi Kusama covers the City Gallery Wellington with her dots

Installations

Karl Haendel’s large murals don’t make any sense

Murals, Paintings, Street Art

Who is Katharina Grosse & Why does she matter?

Paintings