Wanbing HUANG
Contemporary Artist — Textile Sculpture, Installation, Material Cosmology
Wanbing Huang is a major figure in contemporary textile and installation art, developing a rigorous body of work at the intersection of material intelligence, cosmology, and traditional Chinese knowledge systems.
Her sculptures and immersive installations are held in significant institutional collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the LOEWE Foundation, affirming her position within the international contemporary art landscape.
A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Huang Wanbing articulates a practice that transcends the boundary between craft and conceptual art. Her works do not reference tradition nostalgically; instead, they activate ancestral materials as living structures of thought, capable of engaging with the present.
The Entropy Reduction of Hundun, Ying Xu
Artistic Practice — Matter as Cosmological Structure
At the core of Huang Wanbing’s practice is ramie and xiabu (traditional Chinese grass cloth), materials historically embedded in everyday life, ritual, and temporality. Through long-term field research and collaboration with master artisans, she has mastered weaving techniques recognized as intangible cultural heritage, transforming them into sculptural and architectural forms.
Her works draw upon Chinese cosmological systems — yin and yang, the Yi Jing(易经), and the He Tu Luo Shu(河图洛书) — not as symbols, but as structural principles. Circular repetition, layered density, expansion and contraction articulate a worldview in which chaos and order, stillness and movement, matter and energy remain in constant negotiation.
In works such as The Entropy Reduction of Hundun, Ying Xu – The Waxing and Waning, and Si Xiang – The Four Symbols, the artwork becomes a spatial manifestation of balance, where entropy is slowed, and material breathes.
Selected Works
Key works include
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The Entropy Reduction of Hundun, 2022 — ramie, xiabu, steel
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Ying Xu – The Waxing and Waning, 2024–2025 — ramie, xiabu, bamboo
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Si Xiang – The Four Symbols, 2024 — ramie, steel
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Symbolic Rendition, 2024 — ramie, steel
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Tri-Origin, 2025 — ramie, bamboo, steel
Each work is conceived as a self-contained cosmological system, where material density records time, gesture, and energy.
Institutional Recognition & Collections
Huang Wanbing’s work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions, including:
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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LOEWE Foundation
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Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, France
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Shenzhen Bay Culture Square Design Museum
She is a LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist, recipient of the Grand Prix of the 160th Salon des Beaux-Arts, and winner of the Fondation Charles Oulmont – Arts Plastiques Award.
Exhibitions & International Presence
Her work has been presented at leading international venues and exhibitions, including Paris, London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and New York, across museum exhibitions, biennials, and major art fairs.
These presentations consistently position her practice within the dialogue between contemporary art, craft, and philosophical inquiry.
Wanbing Huang at LooLooLook Gallery
LooLooLook Gallery represents Huang Wanbing in Europe, supporting her institutional projects and curatorial development in dialogue with museums, foundations, and private collections.
Her practice resonates deeply with the gallery’s curatorial vision: art as an interior space, where material becomes a site of reflection, circulation, and transformation between East and West.