Some 34.2 million viewers watched the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing on Aug. 8, 2008. However ... which was conceived by Chinese art star Cai Guo-Qiang, wasn’t all it seemed to be.

Cai Guo-Qiang is a contemporary Chinese artist renowned for his innovative ... using dirt and getting gold.” Born on December 8, 1957 in Quanzhou, China, growing up during the Cultural Revolution, Cai ...

From the launch of the Naoshima New Museum of Art to the re-opening of the Met’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, there's a lot to look forward to this year.