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Tabula Rasa Gallery

Tabula Rasa Gallery established in Beijing’s 798 art district in 2015, has quickly become a leading force in the contemporary art scene. Renowned for its innovative exhibitions and commitment to fostering artistic talent, the gallery has expanded its influence internationally. In April 2021, Tabula Rasa Gallery proudly opened its second location in Hoxton, London, further enhancing its role as a global platform for artistic exchange and collaboration. Explore the dynamic world of contemporary art at Tabula Rasa Gallery, where East meets West in a fusion of creativity and cultural dialogue.
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BEIJING
706 North 3rd Street, 798 Art District, Chao Yang District
LONDON
Unit 1, 99 East Rd, N1 6AQ

ZHANG MENG

Zhang Meng (b.1983, Tianjin, China) graduated from the Karlsruhe National Academy of Design in Germany with a PhD degree. She currently lives and works in Stuttgart, Germany and Beijing, China. Her creations reflect her wild imagination of the collective West and East mythologies. 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, which are naturally brittle, slippery and ephemeral. In 2022–23, Zhang Meng received the Artist Award from the Stiftung Kunstfonds in Germany and completed the residency program at Schloss Plüschow in Germany in 2020.

Her works are featured in several institutional and gallery exhibitions such as: On a Sentimental Moon, Tabula Rasa Gallery (solo, Beijing, 2023); In Harmony With The Way, ShanghArt (Shanghai, 2024); Xinkang Restaurant, Blunt Society (Shanghai, 2024); Forest-Stift, Luis Leu (Germany, 2023); Karls Ruhe, AroundSpace Gallery (solo, Shanghai, 2022); Fragmentation is Abstraction, C-space (Berlin, 2022); Reigionale 23—We are so many here, Kunsthalle Basel (Basel, 2022); Works on Paper, Stevenson Gallery (Cape Town, 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 (Liestal, 2018), among others.

HIGHLIGHTS
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Pillowcase, natural dye, shell, hair, mixed media
Size in situ.
2021–2024

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Cloth, down fill, ink, natural dye, threads
150 × 180 cm
2022–2024

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Pencil, soft pastel, readymade item on handkerchief
28 × 28 cm (unframed); 33 × 33 × 5 cm (framed)
2024

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Silk embroidery on handkerchief
28 × 37 cm (unframed); 33.5 × 43 × 4 cm (framed)
2024

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Charcoal, pastel, and wax on transparent paper
90 × 120 cm
2023

OTHER WORKS
Violet Flame II - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Violet Flame II, 2024

Pencil and soft pastel on linen handkerchief
38 × 47 cm (unframed); 44.5 × 53 × 4 cm (framed)

Dewen dreamt about Isis - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Dewen dreamt about Isis, 2024

Pencil, coloured pencil, and soft pastel on pillowslip
32 × 51 cm (unframed); 38.5 × 57 × 4 cm (framed)

Memory Blows Me Like Wind - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Memory Blows Me Like Wind, 2021

Charcoal and wax on transparent paper
180 × 240 cm

In a Belly of a Belly of a Belly - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
In a Belly of a Belly of a Belly, 2020

Charcoal and wax on transparent paper
89 × 239 cm

Under the Moon Eclipse - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Under the Moon Eclipse, 2023

Charcoal, soft pastel, wax, wire, oil on transparent paper
142 × 89 cm

A Bloody Sweet Release - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
A Bloody Sweet Release, 2022

Charcoal, wax, tempera, pencil on wood board
42 × 60 cm

Vaccariae Semen - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Vaccariae Semen, 2023

Charcoal, oil pastel on wood board
42 × 60 cm

Pork Belly - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Pork Belly, 2023

Wax
Dimensions Variable

Pork Belly II - © Paris Internationale
Zhang Meng
Pork Belly II, 2023

Wax
6 × 8 × 4 cm (sculpture); 18 × 15 × 10 cm (installation)

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