Empires
Since 2007, internationally renowned contemporary artists have been filling the Nave of the Grand Palais with masterful works designed for the occasion. After Anselm Kiefer, Richard Serra, Christian Boltanski, Anish Kapoor, Daniel Buren and Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Huang Yong Ping, the true founder of contemporary art in China, who now lives and works in France, takes up the challenge in 2016.
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Croquis préparatoire pour ‘Empires – Monumenta 2016’ (détail) (2015), Huang Yong Ping. © Huang Yong Ping, ADAGP, Paris, 2016 courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris, 2016
Empires – Monumenta 2016, vue d’atelier (détail) (2016), Huang Yong Ping. © Huang Yong Ping, Photo. Fabrice Seixas, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
Empires – Monumenta 2016, vue d’atelier (détail) (2016), Huang Yong Ping. © Huang Yong Ping, Photo. Fabrice Seixas, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
Empires – Monumenta 2016, vue d’atelier (2016), Huang Yong Ping. © Huang Yong Ping, Photo. Fabrice Seixas, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris
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