Fireworks Show to Kick Off 2 Exhibitions at Phila. Museum of Art

Display location:Philadelphia Museum
City:Philadelphia
State:PA
Date:11 December

Details:A fireworks display was scheduled for Friday afternoon at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to kick off two unique exhibitions of the work of one of the world's most prominent contemporary artists.

Fallen Blossoms: Explosion Project kicks off at 4pm on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Art Museum - a fireworks display in the shape of a blossoming flower. The artist - Cai Guo Qiang - designed the fireworks for the Beijing Olympics.

Through his translator, he explains the idea of a work of art that will last less than a minute:

"Because explosions as we know are a physics phenomenon. They're a transformation of energy from one form to another and they never last very long. And that's the beauty that fascinates him."

The fireworks kick off two exhibitions at the Art Museum and the Fabric Workshop and Museum. Fabric Museum Founder director Marion Boulton Stroud.

"Gunpowder drawings, installations."

The artist's sketch above depicts what the scene may look like.