Zhu Ziwei's abstract art show closes at Beijing's Triumph Gallery

Editor's Note: Triumph Gallery in Beijing is wrapping up its exhibition of new paintings by Zhu Ziwei — a young Chinese artist whose work explores fragmented inner worlds through abstraction, symbolism and text — this weekend.

The exhibition, "The Hidden, The Confessional," features paintings created between 2023 and 2025 that combine Zhu's literary sensibility and her own natural style.

Zhu's works feature smudged fruit, scratched windows, scrawled lines and partially erased text — images that suggest memory and trauma. Instead of telling clear stories, her paintings are inspired by inner thoughts, literary references and hidden real-world symbols, inviting viewers to find their own meanings in each fragment.

The entrance to "The Hidden, The Confessional" exhibition at Triumph Gallery, Beijing, July 22, 2025. The exhibition title is printed on overlapping sticky notes, mirroring the fragmented and personal style found in Zhu Ziwei's paintings. [Photo by Liu Ziying/China.org.cn]