Zhang Meng 张萌

The Book of Fat II, 202114050 EUR

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pillowcase, natural dyes, shell, hair, mixed mediaTabula Rasa GalleryLondon

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The artwork features the minimalist text "DOCENT" in a clean, sans-serif font against a plain white background. The composition is centered and simple, emphasizing the boldness of the lettering. The style is highly reductive, with the sole focus on the word itself and its visual impact. This piece likely explores the nature of language, perception, and the role of the docent or art guide in interpreting and presenting artwork. The artist's intention may be to challenge traditional notions of art and curatorial practice through this stark, conceptual approach. ...

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Artist

Zhang Meng 张萌

1983 , Chinese

Zhang Meng (b.1983 in Tianjin, China) is a linguistics scholar turned artist. Her creations reflect her wild imagination as a cosmic wanderer, weaving together multiple perspectives from mythologies of various origins, objective bystanders of social events, and personal memories and experiences. Furthermore, figures in her paintings are often emotionally troubled and detached or obscured and hidden within the landscapes, conveying a sense of fragility and strangeness. This is also tangible in the media she employs charcoal, pencil, hot wax and paper, assorted textiles, which are naturally brittle, slippery and ephemeral. Her works are featured in several museum and gallery exhibitions such as: On a Sentimental Moon, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2023); Forest-Stift, Luis Leu (Germany, 2023); Karls Ruhe, AroundSpace Gallery (solo, Shanghai, 2022); Fragmentation is Abstraction, C-space (Berlin, 2022); We are so many here, Kunsthalle Basel (Basel, 2022); Works on Paper, Stevenson Gallery, (Cape Town, 2021); LISTE Art Fair Basel 2021 (dual solo, Basel, 2021); Tones and Toes, Tabula Rasa Gallery (solo, London, 2021); Ich Singe, Nordheimer Scheune (solo, Nordheim, 2021); Let Painter Talk, Taikang Space, (Beijing, 2021); NINININI PENG, neewhom, Gebäude im Passagehof 24 (Karlsruhe, 2019); Regionale 19, Kunsthalle Palazzo (Switzerland, 2018), etc. https://mengzhang.de/ ...

Zhang Meng 张萌: Artworks

Zhang Meng 张萌The Book of Fat 1, 2021Price on Request

Zhang Meng 张萌Christbaumloben, 2022Price on Request

Zhang Meng 张萌A Nameless Residential Quarter, 20224900 GBP

Zhang Meng 张萌Then We Go Around and Around and Around, 2022Price on Request

Zhang Meng 张萌A Bloody Sweet Release, 20233850 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌The Book of Fat II, 202114050 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌A Salvation of the Fat from My Kindergarten's Lunchbox-3, 20227900 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌The Star of Earth, 20243950 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Violet Flame, 20246500 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Violet Flame, 20243950 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Dewen dreamt about Isis, 20243950 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Pork Belly, 20231050 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Pork Belly 1, 2023650 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Vaccariae Semen, 20233850 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Peace Hotel, 20223700 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Backyard of Otto Bar 2, 20206800 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌Then you go around and around and around, 20227900 EUR

Zhang Meng 张萌I want to be strong, 202010850 EUR

Gallery

Tabula Rasa Gallery

London

Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments.