Curious Installations Fill the Guggenheim

Debuting Friday at the Guggenheim is a survey from the work of Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang, known for his large-scale events and installations as well as drawings produced by igniting gunpowder. (Some may recall 2003's "Light Cycle" fireworks installations in Central Park.) “Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe” features more than 80 pieces in a variety of media throughout the museum. The artist takes inspiration from a number of sources including Buddhist philosophy, Chinese medicine, ancient mythology, and military history. Check out the imposing installation of nine real cars pierced with blinking lights (which emulate an explosion), some suspended from the central rotunda, and an enormous pack of life-size wolves that are configured as if leaping into a glass wall.