© Hayward Gallery
Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart
17 February 2026 — 31 May 2026
On NowYin Xiuzhen works with the material residue of everyday life — secondhand clothing, food, concrete — to build immersive environments that examine what connects and separates people within globalised society. This first major UK survey brings together 30 years of seminal projects alongside new commissions.
From Hayward Gallery
Yin Xiuzhen is renowned for her use of secondhand clothing, concrete, food and household ephemera in her immersive installations and sculptures. She creates multimedia artworks that negotiate the spaces between memories, individuals and the globalised societies that we live in today. Drawing on over 30 years of creation, the exhibition brings together a selection of the artist’s seminal projects alongside a number of new commissions, and is the first major UK survey of her work.
Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Eddy Frankel
So on-the-nose it gives you a nosebleed
"There's no criticism, no depth, no point to its use in these works. Here's some old T-shirts turned into Big Ben. Ta-dah. You have to create your own meaning here, because the artist can't really be bothered."
Read full review →The Times
Laura Freeman
Art as flimsy as ancient knicker elastic
"Scrap fabric has been folded into cities inside suitcases on a stationary baggage carousel. It all looks scamped and nasty. Where's the craft? Where's the artistry?"
Read full review →The Telegraph
Alastair Sooke
Sappy, superficial eye-candy for selfie-takers
"The melancholic, tough work about her homeland that Yin produced during the 1990s and 2000s is strong. What went wrong? The whole thing seemed so trifling that I didn't know where to look."
Read full review →Visit
Southbank Centre, London·View on artmap
Sunday11am–6pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday11am–6pm
Wednesday11am–6pm
Thursday11am–6pm
Friday11am–8pm
Saturday ·11am–6pm
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© Hayward Gallery
Yin Xiuzhen: Heart to Heart
17 February 2026 — 31 May 2026
On NowYin Xiuzhen works with the material residue of everyday life — secondhand clothing, food, concrete — to build immersive environments that examine what connects and separates people within globalised society. This first major UK survey brings together 30 years of seminal projects alongside new commissions.
From Hayward Gallery
Yin Xiuzhen is renowned for her use of secondhand clothing, concrete, food and household ephemera in her immersive installations and sculptures. She creates multimedia artworks that negotiate the spaces between memories, individuals and the globalised societies that we live in today. Drawing on over 30 years of creation, the exhibition brings together a selection of the artist’s seminal projects alongside a number of new commissions, and is the first major UK survey of her work.
Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Eddy Frankel
So on-the-nose it gives you a nosebleed
"There's no criticism, no depth, no point to its use in these works. Here's some old T-shirts turned into Big Ben. Ta-dah. You have to create your own meaning here, because the artist can't really be bothered."
Read full review →The Times
Laura Freeman
Art as flimsy as ancient knicker elastic
"Scrap fabric has been folded into cities inside suitcases on a stationary baggage carousel. It all looks scamped and nasty. Where's the craft? Where's the artistry?"
Read full review →The Telegraph
Alastair Sooke
Sappy, superficial eye-candy for selfie-takers
"The melancholic, tough work about her homeland that Yin produced during the 1990s and 2000s is strong. What went wrong? The whole thing seemed so trifling that I didn't know where to look."
Read full review →Visit
Southbank Centre, London·View on artmap
Sunday11am–6pm
MondayClosed
Tuesday11am–6pm
Wednesday11am–6pm
Thursday11am–6pm
Friday11am–8pm
Saturday ·11am–6pm