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Amy Thompson
“Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center” at the Katonah Museum of Art
30 June-13 October 2013
REMIX weaves the narrative of collage through the history of modern and contemporary art. The exhibition features 100 artists, whose work utilizes “collage’s core conceptual traits” (heterogeneity, fragmentation, and appropriation) to address the circumstances of their times.
“There Are Women at the Gates Seeking a New World”: Elektra KB at BravinLee programs
22 May-28 June 2013
Elektra KB presents new works on paper, photography, and a selection of cloth pages of her 20 page, hand-sewn artist’s book. The pages of the book, each a sewn and embroidered felt collage, depict guerilla warfare in a mythological, semi-autobiographical world parallel to ours: a female rebel army revolting against the forces of a tyrannical police state.
Guillaume Vallée
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Étienne Gélinas at Galerie St-Laurent + Hill
6-19 June 2013
Étienne Gélinas calls his work painting, but the work on view has clear collage elements, including sewing patterns, photos of gearing systems, architectural plans, anatomy drawings, and a form of technical drawing involving engraving in paste.
“Ecce Homo”: Celebration of Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt at Pavel Zoubok
6 June-19 July 2013
Pavel Zoubok Gallery presents a three-part exhibition celebrating the work of pioneering gay artist Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (b. 1948)
In the Studio: Nikki Soppelsa
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Kolaj Meet-and-Greet in Providence, Rhode Island
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Julien Ratouin
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Book Review: The Collage Workbook
by Randel Plowman
Published by Lark Crafts in Asheville, North Carolina in 2012, The Collage Workbook is a handy tool for experienced artists and neophytes. Benoit Depelteau reviewed it for Kolaj in Issue Four.