WALKING TOUR AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2024
Street Art Walking Tour
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 3:15-4:30PM
departing from the Kolaj Institute Gallery
Lance Rothstein and residency artists
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Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.
Kolaj Street Krewe, an informal group of artists interested in this subject, explores the role of collage in street art as a practice and phenomenon. The group formed out of a chance meeting of FANCLUB13, Rosie Schinners, and Laurie O’Brien at Kolaj Fest New Orleans in 2018. Realizing the three of them shared an interest in collage street art, they decided to form a group and pitch a project at Kolaj Fest New Orleans in 2019. During COVID-19, the Krewe led a forum as part of Kolaj LIVE Online which resulted in a Call to Artists. In July 2021, fourteen artists participated in the virtual Collage as Street Art Residency. This history is documented in the book, Wallflowers: Collage as Street Art. Today, the project manifests as residencies, presentations, articles, and publications. An in-person residency took place alongside Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2023 and Kolaj Institute is offering this opportunity again during Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2024. Join Lance Rothstein and Street Artists-in-Residence for a walking tour of artwork made during their time in New Orleans. Rothstein will introduce the project and then lead an expedition to visit some of the artworks installed during the residency.
ARTIST BIO
Lance Rothstein, aka FANCLUB 13, has been making collages with trash and found objects, then leaving them out on the streets since 2010. A professional photojournalist by trade, he returned to his art school roots after moving to Belgium in 2009 and diving headfirst into producing Street Art. Along with his street art and mail art, his artwork has been shown in exhibitions throughout the US, as well as Belgium, England, France, and Scotland. His work has been featured in Kolaj Magazine, Be a Pal magazine, Unfamiliar Vegetables, and Circulaire 132. Works of his are also in the permanent collection of the Doug + Laurie Kanyer Art Collection and is part of The Schwitters’ Army Collection of Collage Art in Sanquhar, Scotland, and the Postcards for Democracy traveling collection by Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolf. The artist lives and works in Clearwater, Florida. www.fanclub13.com
Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.