Announcements and reviews of exhibitions that feature collage.
2 May-1 June 2013
For the last two years, James Gortner has been developing a series of paintings based on his relationship with photographer Carolina Palmgren, the symbolism found in the Tarot, and his theories on artistic production. He starts with a constructed composition of other artists’ original works and paints on it.
12 April-31 May 2013
The “Medley” series presents artists working within the genre of collage or assemblage, including artists working both in two and three dimensions. This exhibition encourages viewers to consider the notion that “What you think of collage can always change.”
13 March-28 April 2013
American artist Matt Bollinger creates narrative collages using cut and pasted paper over which he applies paint to create his scenes. As gallerist Bernard Zürcher says, the work uses aggressive colour as a way to express intense emotion.
11 April-5 May 2013
Mark Laliberte says, “Collage is a gesture that applies pressure to today’s culture. By taking the formal images of the mainstream world and cutting into them, new versions of possibility take shape. Collage makes tomorrow possible now.”
April 2013
Each of V’s collages is a new idea, a new world, a universe. V’s influences include Dada artist Hannah Hoch and famous album cover artist Julian House. During the opening reception on 6 April, the public is invited to take part in an interactive collage which will be permanently installed in the venue. Bring your own glue!
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16 February-21 March 2013
“Quadrivium” is an exhibition of contemporary collage featuring the work of Lola Dupré, Shusuke Ao, Jordan Clark, Gordon Magnin, Robert Larson, Val Britton, Irina & Silviu Szekely, and Justin Angelos. The historic quadrivium comprised four core subjects, or arts, taught in the Renaissance Period. The word is Latin, translating roughly to a “place where four roads meet.” These cores consisted of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, and were rooted in thinking skills for their theoretical applications.
25 January-21 April 2013
“Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945” is a major U.S. exhibition of the still lifes of one of the founders of cubism and collage. Braque also invented the papier collé technique.
29 March-21 April 2013
The titles of Sara Pearce’s collages have clever, wordy titles and are sensitive to historic notions and objects. They point out our cultural fallacies and explore contemporary and historical notions of gender, equality, and the battle of the sexes.
