Huang Yong Ping selected for 2016 Monumenta installation at Grand Palais, event shifts to biennial schedule

In 2016, Huang Yong Ping will be the artist behind the next Monumenta installation at Paris's Grand Palais, as announced by French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti. This decision represents a transition to a biennial format for the event. Originally from China, Huang moved to Paris after participating in the avant-garde movement of the 1980s and previously showcased France's art at the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999 alongside Jean-Pierre Bertrand. The shift to biennial programming coincides with the years when the Lyon Biennial does not take place, although budget issues postponed the 2014 installation by Ilia and Emilia Kabakov from its original 2013 date. Notable past Monumenta artists include Anish Kapoor (2011), Christian Boltanski (2010), and Richard Serra (2008). Huang Yong Ping was born in 1954 in Xiamen, southern China.