Zoe Mendelson
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Zoë Mendelson is a London
-based British artist. Her father is television comedy writer Paul Mendelson.
from 1995–1998 and at the Royal College of Art
from 1998–2000. She currently practices in London and is a lecturer on the undergraduate Fine Art programmes at Central St Martins College of Art and Design and Wimbledon School of Art.
Mendelson has shown widely, predominantly in Europe, including at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
in Paris in 2005 and Chapter Centre for Contemporary Arts in Cardiff
in 2006.
In 2010 four of Mendelson's works were selected by Artsadmin and Iwona Blazwick to be permanently installed at Town Hall Hotel, London.
In 2007 Mendelson made an online work commissioned by Cartier
. Titled The Envelope Machine http://www.love.cartier.com/zoe.html it references advances in postal technologies at the time of the 1851 Great Exhibition
in London and operates as a hand drawn, and ultimately unrequited, version of Outlook Express
.
Also in 2007, Mendelson received an Arts Council England
Grant for the Arts to create a work called Scheherezade's Sideboard which has since been shown at Transition Gallery
, London and Galerie Edouard Manet, Gennevilliers
.
As part of a recent solo show, on November 26, 2008 Mendelson performed with a sugarcrafter at Galerie Edouard Manet, Gennevilliers. For four hours they constructed drawn and sugared sandcastles, which were then eaten and erased.
Curator, critic and artist, Gordon Dalton has described Mendelson’s installational practice, saying,
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based British artist. Her father is television comedy writer Paul Mendelson.
Biography
Mendelson studied Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and DesignChelsea College of Art and Design
Chelsea College of Art and Design, the erstwhile Chelsea School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation...
from 1995–1998 and at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
from 1998–2000. She currently practices in London and is a lecturer on the undergraduate Fine Art programmes at Central St Martins College of Art and Design and Wimbledon School of Art.
Mendelson has shown widely, predominantly in Europe, including at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, often known simply as the Fondation Cartier, is a contemporary art museum located at 261 boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of the French capital, Paris...
in Paris in 2005 and Chapter Centre for Contemporary Arts in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
in 2006.
Work
Mendelson’s artistic practice is multi-disciplinary with drawing pivotal, and relationships sustained between temporal and permanent supports. She mostly makes drawing, collage, performance and site-specific installation. Her intricate drawings and collages occur on paper, walls, and often within communication devices (as allegorical to her process) and within objects such as defunct projectors, fax machines and furniture. Mendelson has described her work as possessing "conflicting roots in decoration, psychoanalysis and the functionality proposed by Modernist thought".In 2010 four of Mendelson's works were selected by Artsadmin and Iwona Blazwick to be permanently installed at Town Hall Hotel, London.
In 2007 Mendelson made an online work commissioned by Cartier
Cartier SA
Cartier S.A., commonly known as Cartier , is a French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer. The corporation carries the name of the Cartier family of jewellers whose control ended in 1964 and who were known for numerous pieces including the "Bestiary" , the diamond necklace created for Bhupinder...
. Titled The Envelope Machine http://www.love.cartier.com/zoe.html it references advances in postal technologies at the time of the 1851 Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held, was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October...
in London and operates as a hand drawn, and ultimately unrequited, version of Outlook Express
Outlook Express
Outlook Express is an email and news client that is included with Internet Explorer versions 4.0 through 6.0. As such, it is also bundled with several versions of Microsoft Windows, from Windows 98 to Windows Server 2003, and is available for Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.51, Windows 95 and Mac OS 9...
.
Also in 2007, Mendelson received an Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
Grant for the Arts to create a work called Scheherezade's Sideboard which has since been shown at Transition Gallery
Transition Gallery
Transition Gallery is a contemporary art project space in Hackney, East London. It is run by artists Cathy Lomax and Alex Michon. Transition Editions the gallery's publishing arm produces publications to accompany shows as well as two bi-annual magazines Arty and Garageland.-History:Transition...
, London and Galerie Edouard Manet, Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers
Gennevilliers is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 9 April 1929, one-fifth of the territory of Gennevilliers was detached and became the commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.-Transport:...
.
As part of a recent solo show, on November 26, 2008 Mendelson performed with a sugarcrafter at Galerie Edouard Manet, Gennevilliers. For four hours they constructed drawn and sugared sandcastles, which were then eaten and erased.
Curator, critic and artist, Gordon Dalton has described Mendelson’s installational practice, saying,