Simon Hughes creates a comparison between our perceptions of traditional aboriginal life and contemporary realities.
Kolaj Goes to the Fair: Galerie Division
Kolaj Goes to the Fair: Beaux-Arts des Amériques
Kolaj Goes to the Fair: An Introduction
A review and report from Montreal’s Papier12 by Ariane Fairlie. An annual contemporary art fair of works on paper presented by the Association of Contemporary Art Galleries (AGAC), Papier 12 was held April 12-15, 2012, in a large tent at the edge of Place des Arts in downtown Montreal.
In the Studio: Audrey Smith
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John O’Donnell
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Disfigured Bodies: The Human as a Medium in the Collages of James Gallagher and Sophie Jodoin
Toronto-based artist Jp King visited the studios of two artists: James Gallagher of Brooklyn, New York, USA and Sophie Jodoin of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Amongst the immediately recognizable qualities of both artists, their exclusive color palettes speak of the worlds they inhabit.
Fred Free – Collage Master
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Tamar Cohen
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“Transmitter/Receiver: The Persistence of Collage” at The New Art Gallery Walsall
4 May-30 June 2012
The title of this touring exhibition comes from the words of the French critic Nicholas Bourriaud: “We are no longer either passive receivers or authoritative cultural transmitters, but potentially both simultaneously.” It presents the work of 32 artists to illustrate some of the uses of “collage in British art from the first influences of the Parisian avant-garde” through the present day.
“Medley” at the Chicago Urban Art Society
11 May-16 June 2012
Described as “the age old novelty of collage or assemblage”, the works by 13 artists in CUAS’ new exhibition space use glue, tape, and other methods of adhesive to present different themes and aesthetic.