He recalled an exhibition on the beach paintings of Alex Katz at Tate St Ives, where he "really felt connected with the work" and "grew [his] passion for art.
"[2][3] After finishing his education at Dulwich College and completing his A Levels in art history, Huang moved to the United States to study at the University of Pennsylvania.
Located in Beijing's 798 Art Zone,[8][9][10] the museum focuses on "internet-minded" works of artists such as He Xiangyu and Olafur Eliasson.
[9][11] In the summer of 2017, Huang curated his first major exhibition, Heart of the Tin Man,[12] a survey of artists influenced by post-Internet culture.
[16] In 2020, Huang was reported to be a stakeholder in Mine Project, a commercial gallery that opened in Hong Kong a year earlier.
[22][23] Huang later purchased a portrait of Sorokin in court, drawn by Chinese artist Gong Jian, for the X Museum's collection, stating "I paid more for this work than the hotel charges I apparently lost.