{"id":18885,"date":"2026-09-12T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T21:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=18885"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:34:51","slug":"pansy-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/pansy-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Pansy Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bubble Blowing Pansies<\/em> by Keith Maddy
12″x12″; hand-cut and pasted vintage printed paper on found vintage handkerchief; 2023; Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pansy Boys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Anderson Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4 September-24 October 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPansy Boys\u201d is an exhibition of recent collage work by Keith Maddy. For this exhibition, Maddy continues his meticulous practice of hand-cutting vintage material. Two bodies of work hang in the space, \u201cPansy Boys\u201d and \u201cMariposas.\u201d Both unpack and investigate Maddy\u2019s experiences growing up and into manhood today. These collages recontextualize the way words like pansy<\/em> and mariposa<\/em> have been used towards boys and men as derogatory slang by reclaiming them through narrative imagery. Thrifted coloring books and encyclopedias are married into beautifully tender moments. Backdrops of pansies and butterflies embrace depictions of boys, as everyday activities become formative memories. Butterflies also surround adult men represented as police officer, cowboy, wrestlers, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Officer<\/em> by Keith Maddy
10″x8″; hand-cut and pasted vintage printed paper on found vintage lithographs; 2024; Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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INFORMATION<\/strong>

Anderson Yezerski Gallery<\/strong>
460 Harrison Avenue, A16
Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
(617) 262-0550

Hours:<\/strong>
Wednesday-Saturday, 11AM-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Pansy Boys at Anderson Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA4 September-24 October 2026 \u201cPansy Boys\u201d is an exhibition of recent collage work by Keith Maddy. For this exhibition, Maddy continues his meticulous practice of hand-cutting vintage material. Two…<\/p>\n

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