Walker Art Center

Works in the Exhibition

Huang Yong Ping, <span class="wac_title">The House of Oracles</span>
The House of Oracles
1989-1992
tent and related objects of metal, cloth, water, wood, brass, papier-mâché
126 x 189 x 189 in. (320.1 x 480.1 x 480.1 cm) overall installed

The House of Oracles brings together all sorts of objects and photographs relating to the I Ching (Book of Changes) and other systems of divination that I used between 1989 and 1992. Even today, I still consult the I Ching on every... read more »


Blog

Watch your back, Betty.
Paul Schmelzer
Fri, 02 Dec 2005

Visitors to House of Oracles over the next few days will notice unusual behavior from the blood red-legged tarantula–dubbed Betty by our gallery monitors–in Huang Yong Ping’s installation The Wise Man Learns from the Spider How to Spin a Web (she’s enclosed in the cage above the table in this photo): the spider has flipped [...] read more »


Huang Yong Ping


Writings

Huang Yong Ping, <span class="wac_title">Wheel</span>
Change Is the Rule
Hou Hanru
2005

Huang Yong Ping’s art is an entire ontology in itself. It’s a universe unto itself, and like the universe itself, it’s a complex system generated out of paradox and perplexity, which endow it with ultimate dynamism and vitality. His art is powerful but intelligent, revealing the essence of... read more »


Lexicon

South-Pointing Chariot

1. The south-pointing chariot, or compass cart, is said to have been invented in prehistoric China, during the time of Huangdi (“Yellow Emperor,” one of legendary morally perfect “Five Emperors,” who is traditionally said to have ruled from 2698 until 2598 B.C.E.).... read more »


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