29″x44″x1.5″; coated archival pigment print on canvas and acrylic on constructed wood paneling; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique
at the Eye Street Gallery in Washington, DC, USA
11 June-7 August 2026
Curator Michelle May-Curry, Ph.D. writes, “In a time when our nation–and the social fabric of the District–is experiencing deep division, artists are turning to collage as a democratic strategy to give platform to stories of rupture, repair, and reassembly. ‘Rip! Tear! Collage as Critique’ calls on 23 DC-based artists who use collage as a conceptual approach to reconciling the fractured, fast-paced, and often contradictory stories and symbols of American history and modern life. The collected works stray from conventional approaches to paper collage, employing methods such as assemblage, quilting, bricolage, video, and photomontage that knowingly upset the boundaries of the genre.”
24″x24″; belts on wood; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.
The artists on view are: Alanna Fields, Amber Janay Cooper, Amber Robles-Gordon, Andrew Kastner, Anne Bouie, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Connor Czora, Darlene R. Taylor, Guayarmina Fernandez, Helen Zughaib, Jarvis Grant, Joana Stillwell, Joanathan Bessaci, Leniqueca Welcome, Lex Marie, Marc Choi, Mark Kelner, Matthew Mann, Michael Janis, Paula Mans, Rebecca Perez, Tim Tate, and Zsudayka Nzinga.
The exhibition was juried by: Helina Metaferia, Zoe Charlton, and Teri Henderson.
Special events during the exhibition include “Multidimensional Sound as Collage” with King Britt on Saturday, 18 July 2026, 5-6:30PM and the Closing Reception and Collage Workshop with the Exhibiting Artists on Thursday, 6 August 2026, 6-8PM.
(text adapted from material provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities)
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