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Sep 14, 2009
We meet Cai Guo-Qiang, the Chinese artist who paints with exploding gunpowder.
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RaySwore
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sbay33
4 months ago
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5 months ago
The opening song sounds like a cheesy 80s game show but somehow it fits this guy perfectly.