Caverne
2009
Installation, resin cave, sculptures of Buddhas and Taliban, bats projected in chinese shadows
290 x 350 x 550 cm (114 3/16 x 137 13/16 x 216 9/16 in.)
Walking through the giant cave that is Huang Yong Ping’s Caverne, an opening appears to reveal sculptures of Buddhas and Taliban figures ensconced in the cave, dimly lit by a lantern casting shadows of bats on the walls.
Caverne (2009) combines different Western and Eastern artistic traditions, iconic images, and political, philosophical and religious references. It refers in particular to Plato’s Cave, where the characters can see nothing but shadows, making this their only reality. Outside the cave, the artist gives the viewer a privileged position, to stop them becoming a prisoner of their own imaginations. Huang also refers to the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan, in Afghanistan in 2001.
The artist’s work in the Pinault Collection was first presented at the Palazzo Grassi at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition (2011-2012).
Caverne (2009) combines different Western and Eastern artistic traditions, iconic images, and political, philosophical and religious references. It refers in particular to Plato’s Cave, where the characters can see nothing but shadows, making this their only reality. Outside the cave, the artist gives the viewer a privileged position, to stop them becoming a prisoner of their own imaginations. Huang also refers to the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan, in Afghanistan in 2001.
The artist’s work in the Pinault Collection was first presented at the Palazzo Grassi at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition (2011-2012).
Exhibitions
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
Photo: Marc Domage
Exhibition view, Caverne 2009, Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris.
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
Courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
Photo: Marc Domage
Installation detail, Caverne 2009, Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris.
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa.
Photo: Matteo De Fina
Exhibition view, Le Monde Vous Appartient, Venice, Palazzo Grassi, June 2 2011 - February 21 2012.
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa.
Photo: Matteo De Fina
Exhibition view, Le Monde Vous Appartient, Venice, Palazzo Grassi, June 2 2011 - February 21 2012.
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
Exhibition view, Le Monde Vous Appartient, Venice, Palazzo Grassi, June 2 2011 - February 21 2012.
Yong Ping HUANG © Adagp, Paris.
Exhibition view, Le Monde Vous Appartient, Venice, Palazzo Grassi, June 2 2011 - February 21 2012.
