 Loups et chèvres regardent la vidéo de Aïd-el-Kebir, 2006 Huang Yong Ping's work stands out above all through his subtle interlinking of conceptualising western culture with the traditional, far eastern. The trademark of his mainly sculptural works is in the first instance their large-scale format, yet, on closer inspection, complexity and multi-layering reveals itself, which transports observers into a universe of situations arranged as contradictions. For his Loups et chèvres regardent la vidéo de Aïd-el-Kebir [Wolves and goats watch the video of Aïd-el-Kebir], Ping displays laconic irony in gathering wolves and goats in familiar companionship around a video recording of the traditional celebration of sacrifice (Aïd-el-Kebir), the high point of the Islamic religious year. The "great feast of the lamb" is celebrated in commemoration of the prophet Abraham sacrificing an ewe instead of his son. During Aïd-el-Kebir every family without exception and regardless of whether poor or rich, slaughters an animal. Huang Yong Ping, * 1954 in Xiamen, Fujian (TJ), lives and works in Paris (F)  Huang Yong Ping, Loups et chèvres regardent la vidéo de Aïd-el-Kebir, 2006mixed media installation (mounted animals, carpets, video) dimensions variable courtesy Huang Yong Ping
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