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.”
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.
click image to read more
click image to read more
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!