Honorary Doctorates

  Cai Guoqiang
  He has held solo exhibitions in various regions of such countries as China, Japan, France, Austria and so on. His classic works include the large-scale scenic fireworks show on the night of the inauguration of APEC Leaders' Summit in 2001 and the fireworks show “Halo” in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Central Park , New York in 2003. People praise Cai as “the international artist who has made fireworks re-symbolize China”. He has won the Japan Cultural Design Award, the Benesse Award in the 46th La Biennale di Venezia, the Leone d'Oro Award in the 48th La Biennale di Venezia and the Odette Award of Arts. His representative serialized works are To Borrow Arrows with Thatched Boats and Venice Reprise Yard.