Zhang Xiaodong: Recluse at Upsilon Gallery
5 March 2026 • Yichun Huang
Dunhuang, Buddha figures, celestial palaces, seas of clouds, lotus thrones, the Diamond Sutra…
Author: Yichun Huang
A Chinese artist and writer based in London, graduated from the Royal College of Art. Her practice is deeply rooted in spiritual discipline, spanning painting and writing. Each piece is a quiet voice from the soul — a way of living in the present moment, and an act of inner cultivation. She believes that every artist’s work is a manifestation of present energy, and that art is a bridge to the deepest parts of the soul.
Women in Art Biennale Returns to Chelsea
27 February 2026 • Yichun Huang
Women in Art Biennale has emerged as a platform focused on strengthening gender balance in the art world through sustained visibility
Review: Crossing into darkness
27 January 2026 • Yichun Huang
As I entered the space, the lighting was dim. The works seemed to whisper. I couldn’t clearly see everyone’s faces; the darkness covered their eyes, yet amplified another sense.
Interview: A Conversation with Tong Kunniao
14 December 2025 • Yichun Huang
I had a long conversation with the artist Tong Kunniao. His works are playful, unruly, and free, often refusing to follow any conventional path.
Systems, Material, Memory: Three Structural Fields at Upsilon Gallery
28 November 2025 • Yichun Huang
Across its two floors in London’s Mayfair, Upsilon Gallery unfolds a three-part study in structure.
Review: Duan Jianyu, Yúqiáo, A Philosophy Rooted in Everyday Life.
25 November 2025 • Yichun Huang
YDP opened its inaugural exhibition, Duan Jianyu: Yúqiáo, marking the artist’s first major solo presentation in the UK in over a decade.
Review: Lottie Stoddart – Dismember My Monster at The Tagli
14 November 2025 • Yichun Huang
Walking into The Tagli, Lottie Stoddart’s exhibition feels like entering a small theatre.
Review: “The Print and the Time” — Reflections on Counter Editions: 25 Years
7 November 2025 • Yichun Huang
Counter Editions: 25 Years unfolds as a vivid survey of contemporary printmaking. Bringing 70+ leading artists & over 140 limited-edition works
The enduring allure of Jade: Christie’s launches – The Significance of Jade in China’s Culture, History and Art.
4 November 2025 • Yichun Huang
At Christie’s King Street, jade took centre stage
Review: Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts
28 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
The show splits open tradition like a pot cracking in the kiln, revealing a territory where heritage is not a museum relic but something far more alive—and fragile
Xin Liu: Insomnia, Public Gallery, Frieze London
19 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
Her installation, Insomnia, unfolds as a living system — a meditation on plants, food, circulation, and the human body as parts of one interconnected organism.
Review: FOCUS Art Fair London 2025 at Saatchi Gallery.
18 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
FOCUS Art Fair 2025 captures a moment when Asian contemporary art no longer stands as the “other” in Western art discourse, but as an integral part of it
Review: New Geographies — THE TAGLI
13 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
The exhibition space is divided into two levels, forming a bi-layered spatial loop that moves from the outside inward and back outward again.
Exuvial Theatre: Between Shedding and Awakening
8 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
Between 30th September and 3rd October, within the bare skeleton of the old Safehouse building, a silent dialogue unfolded —… Read More
Yuan Zhou | Elara Chow: No Longer / Not Yet — Jewellery as a Vessel of Buddhist Thought
8 October 2025 • Yichun Huang
Recently Yuan Zhou (Elara Chow) had two jewellery exhibitions in London. One of them was at the Barbican Conservatory during… Read More
Steve McQueen: Occupied City at the Rijksmuseum
15 September 2025 • Yichun Huang
Steve McQueen transforms this historical archive into a dual portrait of Amsterdam
A Rooftop Dream in Gold: SUKI WANG’s Tides of Silk
26 August 2025 • Yichun Huang
As guests stepped into the space, they encountered not just fashion, but an entire world crafted by the artist Suki Wang.
Review: Lubaina Himid: Plan B at Hollybush Gardens
6 August 2025 • Yichun Huang
Walking into Hollybush Gardens, the first thing that catches the eye is a group of four works by Lubaina Himid, presented as part of the Stages programme.
Review: Gary Card’s “Gathering Dust” at Plaster Store.
29 July 2025 • Yichun Huang
Gathering Dust doesn’t feel like a typical summer art show—it’s more like a sensory stress test hijacked by artist Gary Card.