goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy
YveYANG Gallery•Jan 10, 2025 — Mar 01, 2025
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This January, YveYANG Gallery will present goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy, the gallery's first solo exhibition in New York with the sculptor and installation artist Huidi Xiang, whose work uses the language of cartoon consumerism to explore labor practices in late-stage capitalism.
goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy sees Xiang tackling relevant themes at an ambitious scale, transforming the back room of YveYANG Gallery into a deconstructed, human-scale version of the dressmaking scene in Cinderella (1950), wherein a relatively gargantuan gown is crafted for the princess by her only friends, the mice and birds.
To this end, visitors to the space will first notice a giant sewing needle, which hangs from the ceiling on a thread-like chain. This is supported by the deft, four-fingered hands of the animated rodent seamstresses, disembodied here but instantly reminiscent of the extremities that populate the intellectual property of the Disney corporation.
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goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy
YveYANG Gallery•Jan 10, 2025 — Mar 01, 2025
Press Release
This January, YveYANG Gallery will present goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy, the gallery's first solo exhibition in New York with the sculptor and installation artist Huidi Xiang, whose work uses the language of cartoon consumerism to explore labor practices in late-stage capitalism.
goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy sees Xiang tackling relevant themes at an ambitious scale, transforming the back room of YveYANG Gallery into a deconstructed, human-scale version of the dressmaking scene in Cinderella (1950), wherein a relatively gargantuan gown is crafted for the princess by her only friends, the mice and birds.
To this end, visitors to the space will first notice a giant sewing needle, which hangs from the ceiling on a thread-like chain. This is supported by the deft, four-fingered hands of the animated rodent seamstresses, disembodied here but instantly reminiscent of the extremities that populate the intellectual property of the Disney corporation.
"Imagine…
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