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Kolaj<\/em> is a quarterly, printed, 10\u2033x8\u2033 art magazine
featuring reviews and surveys of contemporary collage. The magazine takes an international perspective on collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century art movement.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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INSIDE THE ISSUE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Magazine <\/em>exists to report on the International Collage Community and how collage is making its way into the world. In this issue\u2019s round-up of collage news,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every now and then, an exhibition comes along that seems perfect for collage artists on the hunt for interesting material. In Kolaj <\/em>42, we report on one such exhibition, \u201cLittle Beasts: Art, Wonder and the Natural World\u201d<\/strong> at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The exhibition explores \u201chow European artists spread knowledge about creatures big and small during the 16th and 17th centuries.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“God<\/em> is on the cover of Kolaj<\/em> 42″ is not a sentence we thought we would ever write but in this case it refers to the delightful collage by Warsaw, Poland-based artist Marta Janik<\/strong>. The article “Hybrid Narratives” is an interview with her by fellow collagist and sometimes collaborator Anthony D Kelly<\/strong>. Janik said, “Words are important to me. I love metaphors, comparisons. I follow tropes and myths. I think there is a lot of that in my collages. I think my works always tell a story.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In “Dance to Resist & Rebel,” we report on how Birmingham, England, UK artist Mark Murphy<\/strong> took collage to Glastonbury Festival. This year, the site commissioned Murphy to create \u201csix animated collage sequences that featured on Terminal 1\u2019s three departures board screens…These animations are part of an ongoing exploration by the artist into how collages move.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Am I on a merry-go-round or inside a giant kaleidoscope?,” asks Cheyenne, Wyoming writer and artist Valeri Clarke<\/strong> in the article “When You Take a Closer Look.” She continues, “Standing in front of a large round canvas by Dana Hart-Stone<\/strong>, with a myriad of colorful images radiating outward from the center, I could be on psychedelics, but I\u2019m not.” Clarke previews an exhibition of Hart-Stone’s artwork at William Havu Gallery in Denver, Colorado, 26 September 2025 to10 January 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From John Heartfield\u2019s early collages ridiculing Hitler to Martha Rosler\u2019s feminist and anti-war collages, collage has a long history of speaking to political and social injustice. In Kolaj<\/em> 42, we profile San Diego, California-based collagist G. E. Vogt<\/strong>‘s collage project that takes on Project 2025, a plan by the current administration to reorganize the American government under an executive power that would enact an authoritarian, white supremacist, Christian nationalist agenda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dada rose from the ashes of World War I and, as such, the artists were intensely political. We once again find ourselves at a time of rising authoritarian power. In Kolaj <\/em>42, we report on how Enrique \u201cKike\u201d Congrains<\/strong>\u2019s Shitty World Leaders Rubik\u2019s Cube Game is inline with a long tradition of artists satirizing power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, as neo-liberal governments have deregulated and privatized postal services, it has become harder and harder to sustain a Mail Art practice. In Kolaj<\/em> 42, we reflect on D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, analog collage artist Sabine Remy’s recent public cessation of her Mail Art<\/strong> practice which not only raises awareness of this art movement, it reminds us how delicate artist networks can be during these difficult times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Hirsch<\/strong> reflects on her mother’s decades of collage making in “Mother, Sister, Artist.” She wrote, “So much about dementia is terrible. It chips away parts of the self, bit by bit, but with scissors in hand, she was always content. For a creative person like my mother, the illness unleashed five years of fierce self-expression.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj <\/em>42’s round-up of news from Kolaj Institute is illustrated with the collaborative scanograph, Everything I Have Is Yours<\/em>. The artwork was made by participants in the 2025 Poetry & Collage Artist Residency<\/strong> in New Orleans and is included in \u201cCollage as Art Movement<\/em>,\u201d which is on view at the gallery through the end of August.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Kolaj<\/em> 42, we profile the book, The Life & Design of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Le ShoeShoe<\/em>. The project is the brainchild of Montreal collage artist Maria Schamis Turner<\/strong> who was a Solo Artist in Residence at Kolaj Institute in May 2024. “A fun read illustrated with nonsensical, figurative collage, the book tells the story of a fictional fashion designer from Montreal who travels to New Orleans in search of glory only to end in tragedy.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We review the book, Transformation: A Survey of Collage and the Development of Personal Language<\/em>, that features thirteen contemporary collage artists. The book presents a multi-year spread of the artist\u2019s work alongside a short Question & Answer piece by each artist as a way to get a sense of the artist\u2019s personal language and process. “Paul Loughney<\/strong>\u2019s thoughtful introduction offers an insightful definition of the medium that goes beyond the typical observations about glue and fragment.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the feature, \u201cSelections from the Collection\u201d, we showcase artwork from the Kolaj Institute Collection that has been curated by participants in the Curating Collage Workshop. In this issue, Thor Gets Stung<\/em> by Mark Stevens<\/strong> (Portland, Oregon, USA) is curated by AP Faust<\/strong> (Ellenwood, Georgia, USA). O! Pioneers<\/em> by Katrina Slavik<\/strong> (Queens, New York, USA) is curated by Faith Baum<\/strong> (Lexington, Massachusetts, USA). Bac<\/em> by Bianca Walker<\/strong> (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) is curated by Christine Karapetian<\/strong> (Jackson Heights, New York, USA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collages by Jan Kather, Tiffany Dugan, Carolyn E. Oliver, Gunzi Holmstr\u00f6m, and Simon Vanheukelom, whose Artist Portfolios appear in Kolaj<\/em> 42.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST PORTFOLIOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each issue of Kolaj Magazine<\/em> features portfolios of contemporary artists alongside critical commentary as a means of developing a deeper understanding of collage as both a medium and a genre. To be considered, register with the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory at www.kolajmagazine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan Kather<\/strong>
Elmira Heights, New York, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The layers I created photographically act as a metaphor for the layers of history along the river.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn E. Oliver<\/strong>
Carlsbad, California, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe art form of collage has allowed me to finally surrender being a victim of my own perfectionism…Creating art allows me to weave together a lifetime of stories and memories.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Vanheukelom<\/strong>
Barrio Otoya, San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When making collage, one treats images with humanity. When we cut, rip, isolate, transform, reorder, overlap, put out of context existing images, we heal and redefine our ideas we have with those images.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunzi Holmstr\u00f6m<\/strong>
Helsinki, Finland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My visual world consists of playful and mystic combinations of abstract and representing forms. In my art I try to promote the exchange of associations and energy transformation.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiffany Dugan<\/strong>
New York, New York, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI explore the ever-evolving cycles connected to self- and social-identity. My focus is on the female and lesbian experience, which I examine through a kaleidoscope of color and movement.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Magazine relies on our subscribers. Their support of this magazine keeps us going and makes it possible for us to investigate and document collage and to promote a deeper, more complex understanding of the medium and its role in art history and contemporary art.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Kolaj is a quarterly, printed, 10\u2033x8\u2033 art magazinefeaturing reviews and surveys of contemporary collage. The magazine takes an international perspective on collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century art movement. SUBSCRIBE OR ORDER A COPY INSIDE THE ISSUE…<\/p>\n

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