On View: Cai Guo-Qiang’s ‘Red Birds’ (2022) at Art Basel 2025 ‘Red Birds’ is made with stencils of birds that are cut from Japanese paper, then coated with coloured gunpowder, and ignited. The painting was created in observation of the COVID-19 pandemic and inspired by a dream the artist had about his late grandmother surrounded by red cardinals. 📍View ‘Red Birds’ at White Cube’s booth (C13) at Art Basel until 22 June 2025. 🔗Click the link in our bio to learn more. Images: Cai Guo-Qiang, ‘Red Birds’, 2022 © the artist. Photo © White Cube (Theo Christelis). Video: © White Cube (Sam Smith). #WhiteCube #CaiGuoQiang #ArtBasel #Basel #artfair #contemporarypainting