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Two-Minute Wash Cycle Huang Yong Ping’s Chinese Period Fei Dawei 2005 On December 1, 1987, Huang Yong Ping placed a classical Chinese art history book and a Western art history book into a washing machine and washed them for two minutes. These two long-standing histories were transformed into a pile of unreadable pulp within two minutes. One of the most important... read more » |
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Why am I Afraid of Huang Yong Ping? Philippe Vergne 2005 Things happen. As one works on an exhibition, things happen, coincidences, which make the project more, or less, relevant—whether or not these events are planned, whether or not they are the sweet fruit of a chance meeting. It might just mean that the project was meant to happen, at this place and... read more » |
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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 » |
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Xiamen Dada and Chan Buddhism Huang Yong Ping 1986–1988 Excerpt from “Xiamen Dada—Postmodern?” (1986) The modern art movement in China was in full swing between 1983 and 1986; the groups founded and the exhibitions organized by young artists were extremely rich in both number and diversity. “Modern art”... read more » |
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Chance Huang Yong Ping 1985-1987 Excerpt from “Paintings Made Following a Procedure (Determined by Me) and Yet Unrelated to Me (Nonexpressive)” (1985) I made a roulette wheel equipped with bearings and divided it into eight fan-shaped sections. I then drew eight... read more » |
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