On February 24th, Yue Luping began the second phase of his plan and “separated paths,” left the yellow loess of the Yellow River Plateau. Carrying his camouflage tent and the artistic results from the cave dwelling project in Yan’an, he stationed himself at the Dashanzi 798 Long March Space and began preparation on the new exhibition “Separate Paths.”
This time, the rectangular facilities of the Long March Space was divided by the installation of a 6 meter in diameter Mongolian tent-style yurt, creating a contrast between the angular walls of the space and the curved walls of the yurt. The yurt also invokes questions of walking, settling down, and sparks discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of numerous walking and visual displays and communication model of the “artistic Long March” and the “artistic Journey to the West.” Lifting the surrounding cover of the yurt, the viewer is encompassed on all sides by the “Separate Paths Exhibit,” and a variety of visual, audio and video materials exhibiting and documenting the work done in the cave dwellings. Inside is placed the very “Journey to the West/Long March tent” Yue Luping used in his journeys, the space between the tent and the “public realm” of the yurt once again create a contrast between angular and circular as well as interjects questions about the notion of the public realm of the and private sphere. At the end of the exhibition, Yue Luping once again packed up his tent and headed out west, bringing to a close “Long March – Power of the Public Realm.”

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