18 April-8 September 2013
“Over, Under, Next: Experiments in Mixed Media, 1913–Present” is an exhibition of approximately 100 works drawn largely from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s collection. The show surveys an era in which the definition and scope of art were continually expanded through the avant-garde’s embrace of “non-art” materials.
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3 May-2 June 2013
Joyce Hill’s collage is richly layered with materials including photographs, texts, acrylic paint, and found bits of urban decay. She creates a sense of energy tinged with an urban loneliness while she deftly manipulates both composition and subject matter.
26 April-26 May 2013
American artist Tony Fitzpatrick is a passionate storyteller conveying his tales across multiple media: as a playwright, a stage and film performer, a radio personality, and as a visual artist through his drawing collages and etchings. “The Other Kind” is Fitzpatrick’s fifth solo show at Pierogi.
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.
Contents
Kolaj editor Benoit Depelteau reflects on the magazine’s first year.
Veeranganakumari Solanki profiles the magical realism of Manjunath Kamath.
Cory Peeke tells us all about collage on Tumblr.
Shane De Lange profiles a South African artist.
Paul Bright reports on collage at Volta NY and The Armory Show.
Nikki Soppelsa shows us her studio.
And much, much more
Published by Batsford in London in 2012, this 224 page book contains over 420 illustrations. Benoit Depelteau reviewed it for Kolaj in Issue Three.
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.”