Huidi Xiang's 'Goes Around in Circles' at Yve Yang Gallery reinterprets Disney's Cinderella.
Huidi Xiang's exhibition titled 'goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy' at Yve Yang Gallery in New York offers a fresh take on a moment from Disney's 1950 classic Cinderella. The display includes silver sculptures, such as a large needle grasped by animated hands, accompanied by flattened silver bows, wooden 'stitches' adorned with red booties, wood engravings, and tiny hats. Xiang intentionally omits animals from the sewing imagery to emphasize handcrafted elements. In 2024, she previously crafted a sculptural version of the multiplying brooms from Fantasia. Having learned English in Chengdu via pirated Disney DVDs, Xiang critiques conventional perspectives on women's work. The exhibition was open from January 10 to March 1, 2025, as highlighted in ArtReview's March 2025 edition.
Key facts
- Huidi Xiang's solo exhibition 'goes around in circles, til very, very dizzy' was presented at Yve Yang Gallery in New York
- The exhibition ran from January 10 to March 1, 2025
- The installation reinterprets a specific scene from Disney's 1950 animated film Cinderella
- Central elements include a giant needle suspended by cartoon hands and various silver-colored sculptures
- Xiang previously created a sculptural work based on Disney's Fantasia in 2024
- The artist learned English as a child in Chengdu by watching bootleg Disney DVDs
- Xiang's work references artistic precedents including Lily van der Stokker, Barry Le Va, Cady Noland, and Tom Otterness
- The exhibition was reviewed in the March 2025 issue of ArtReview
Entities
Artists
- Huidi Xiang
- Lily van der Stokker
- Barry Le Va
- Cady Noland
- Tom Otterness
Institutions
- Yve Yang Gallery
- ArtReview
- Disney
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Chengdu
- China