Booth 704
YveYANG Gallery’s booth at Independent will showcase new sculptures by Huidi Xiang (b. 1995, Chengdu, China) alongside recent paintings by Allan Rand (b. 1983, Vejle, Denmark). At first glance, the curation appears to emphasize the disparate qualities in their work. They hail from far flung geographies – Xiang now lives in New York, Rand in Australia – and different micro-generations. Moreover, Xiang’s sculptures mine modern politics and pop sensibilities, whereas Rand’s paintings are soulful and brimming with mystery.
Huidi Xiang (b. 1995, Chengdu, China) is a sculptor based in Brooklyn, New York. Huidi holds an MFA in Art from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA in Architecture from Rice University. Huidi’s work has been exhibited at the Buffalo Instititute for Contemporary Art (Buffalo, NY), Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx, NY), KAJE (Brooklyn, NY), Lydian Stater (Long Island City, NY), and Contemporary Calgary (Calgary, Canada). She has presented commissioned works at the Jing’an International Sculpture Project (Shanghai, China, 2024), X Museum Triennial (Beijing, China, 2023), and OCAT Biennale (Shenzhen, China, 2021). Huidi has also participated in numerous artist residencies, including the Bronx Museum AIM Fellowship, Lighthouse Works Fellowship, NARS Foundation International Residency Program, and Millay Arts Residency Program.
Allan Rand (b. 1983, Vejle, Denmark) is a painter based in Broulee, Australia. He has lived and worked in Paris, Mogendoura, Sydney, Brussels, Porto, Düsseldorf, London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. In chronological order, he has also had studios in West Oakland (California), Haa (Sweden), Lima (Peru), and Los Angeles (California). He has had solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in galleries and institutions in Germany, Australia, Canada, United States, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia and Britain.
