Huang Yongping

signed HUANG YONGPING and dated 1998

Art Beatus, Vancouver and Hong Kong
Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York
Sotheby's, New York, 20 September 2006, lot 268

Kuo, Jason C., Chinese Ink Painting Now, Distributed Art Publishers, New York, USA; Timezone 8, Hong Kong, China, 2010, p. 222

Overall in very good condition. Framed size: 65.7 x 81.7 cm; 25 7/8 x 32 1/8 in.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Huang Yongping is an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist recognized for his provocative challenges of artistic norms and cultural values. Overturned Tomb (Lot 555) is a study for an installation of the same title exhibited at Kröller Müller Museum in 1994, which critiques the museum as tomb, and its curators as tomb-raiders. Specifically, the artist positioned the provocative installation directly behind the museum’s collection of ancient Chinese artefacts to juxtapose his contemporary work with the traditional pieces in the museum.

Born in Xiamen, Fujian province, Huang Yongping graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Zhejiang province in 1982, and moved to Paris in 1989. Renowned worldwide as a radical innovator, Huang is known as the leading figure of the Xiamen Dada art group, creating conceptual works that are inspired by the similarities between Dadism and Zen Buddhism. The group has held subversive exhibitions exploring issues of emptiness, nothingness, and chance, which strongly influenced China’s revolutionary avant-garde art movement over the past three decades.

His works have been extensively exhibited around the world including: Austria, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, the United States, and Switzerland. Huang’s works are present in the collections of the Guy and Myriam Ullens Foundation, M+ Sigg Collection, Museum of Modern Art, Rubell Family Collection, and Walker Art Center.