27″x40″; photomontage; 1966. Edition 4 of 10. Linda Pace Foundation Collection, Ruby City, San Antonio, Texas. 2007.1.411
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Irrationally Speaking
at Ruby City in San Antonio, Texas, USA
21 September 2024-31 August 2025
“Irrationally Speaking: Collage & Assemblage in Contemporary Art” highlights two art forms—collage and assemblage—as artistic techniques and conceptual approaches. With the simple act of placing two or more distinct images or objects together (sometimes jarringly so) artists can create a complex whole to address a multiplicity of meanings. Combined wood fragments, cut-and-pasted paper, seamless digital and photo-based prints comprised of disparate pictures, bronze sculptures created from discarded shoes, and contrasting clothing articles put together—these are some of the ways that contemporary artists harness a myriad of materials and methods to craft the art in this presentation.
78″x127″; mixed media on felt; 2002. Image courtesy of the artist and James Cohan, New York. Linda Pace Foundation Collection, Ruby City, San Antonio, Texas. 2007.1.158
Although they may appear to be composed of “irrational” or illogical combinations, making them appear surreal or abstract, the works are formal and material experimentations as well as personal and cultural explorations. “Irrationally Speaking” demonstrates the alluring appeal of these art forms and their ability to elucidate the complexity of artistic expression, history, place, and contemporary life.
(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)
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