{"id":6907,"date":"2026-02-20T12:08:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:27:24","slug":"19-march-2026-new-opening-zhang-hong-mei-fabric-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musec.ch\/en\/19-march-2026-new-opening-zhang-hong-mei-fabric-of-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"19 March 2026 | New opening: ZHANG HONG MEI. Fabric of the City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666192055693{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"thegem-te-heading thegem-custom-69e1eca62f1322966\" ><div id=\"thegem-heading-69e1eca62ef8b\" class=\"thegem-heading thegem-custom-heading-69e1eca62ef877283 title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left;\" ><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#thegem-heading-69e1eca62ef8b {margin: 0;}#thegem-heading-69e1eca62ef8b a:hover, #thegem-heading-69e1eca62ef8b a:hover span.colored {color: var(--thegem-to-menu-level1-color-hover, #00BCD4) !important;}<\/style><\/div><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69e1eca62ef877283{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69e1eca62ef877283{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69e1eca62ef877283{position: relative !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69e1eca62ef877283{position: relative !important;}}<\/style>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_disable_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69e1eca62f196 {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69e1eca62f196\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><em>Fabric of the City<\/em><\/strong>, the new exhibition in MUSEC&#8217;s Global Aesthetics cycle, opens to the public on<strong> 19 March 2026<\/strong>. The exhibition presents the work of Chinese artist <strong>Zhang Hong Mei<\/strong> (Shandong, 1973) through more than thirty works, selected from among canvases and sculptures belonging to her most recent artistic production and brought together in the <em>City<\/em> series.<br \/>\nThroughout her twenty-year career, the artist has devoted herself to experimenting with a wide variety of languages: from painting to performance, sculpture, video art and environmental installations. Listening to her keen sensibility, she has been able to rework the traditional painting techniques she learned during her years of academic study in a modern key, carving out a unique space for herself in the Chinese contemporary art scene.<br \/>\nThe title \u201cFabric of the City\u201d alludes to the urban and sociological concept of the urban and social stratification of cities. Behind the intricate textile compositions of the <em>City<\/em> series, the heart of the exhibition project, lie the reflections and feelings generated in Zhang Hong Mei by her daily experience of China&#8217;s large metropolises. The word \u201cfabric\u201d refers to the fabrics that inhabit her studio and which she uses as her preferred material for her creations.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is open to the public until 5 July 2026.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6901&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_disable_desktop=&#8221;1&#8243; el_disable_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6901&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-69e1eca62f1c2 {margin-top: 20px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-69e1eca62f1c2\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3m92f\" data-offset-key=\"943h0-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"943h0-0-0\">\n<p><strong><em>Fabric of the City<\/em><\/strong>, the new exhibition in MUSEC&#8217;s Global Aesthetics cycle, opens to the public on<strong> 19 March 2026<\/strong>. The exhibition presents the work of Chinese artist <strong>Zhang Hong Mei<\/strong> (Shandong, 1973) through more than thirty works, selected from among canvases and sculptures belonging to her most recent artistic production and brought together in the <em>City<\/em> series.<br \/>\nThroughout her twenty-year career, the artist has devoted herself to experimenting with a wide variety of languages: from painting to performance, sculpture, video art and environmental installations. Listening to her keen sensibility, she has been able to rework the traditional painting techniques she learned during her years of academic study in a modern key, carving out a unique space for herself in the Chinese contemporary art scene.<br \/>\nThe title \u201cFabric of the City\u201d alludes to the urban and sociological concept of the urban and social stratification of cities. 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