{"id":7196,"date":"2018-07-01T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=7196"},"modified":"2018-07-04T12:11:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:11:08","slug":"why-is-that-dinosaur-holding-a-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/kolaj-fest-new-orleans\/why-is-that-dinosaur-holding-a-vacuum\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is That Dinosaur Holding a Vacuum?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS
\nEVENING<\/p>\n

Why Is That Dinosaur Holding a Vacuum & Other Stories from the World of Collage
\nSaturday, July 14th, 7PM
\nKajun\u2019s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans 70117<\/h2>\n

An experiment is taking contemporary art where it does not normally go, \u201cWhy Is That Dinosaur Holding a Vacuum & Other Stories from the World of Collage\u201d is an evening of stories about contemporary collage.<\/p>\n

Kolaj Fest New Orleans<\/a> is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, July 12-15, 2018. Visit the website<\/a> to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.<\/em><\/p>\n

The evening is hosted by Mr Hojangles<\/strong>, a New Orleans bon vivant<\/em> who loves microphones, crystals, and asking awkward questions. Marie Conigliaro<\/strong>\u2019s journey to collage involves attending live studio tapings of Maury<\/em> & Jerry Springer<\/em>, training for a concealed gun permit; and being an extra in Ninja Zombies<\/em>. Danielle Cole<\/strong>\u2019s collage making once led her to accidentally stalk famed Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. A nursing student from El Paso, Texas, Paulina Flores<\/strong> combines images of anatomy and religiosity in curious collages that combine eloquence and the grotesque. Benjamin DiNino<\/strong> will tell the story of inheriting a set of 1950s paint-by-number paintings from his grandfather and what happened when he collaged them. The women in Lybra Ray<\/strong>\u2019s collages are having a good time. Her collages are about attitude. Jef Arnold<\/strong> sources his material, omnivorously, from waste baskets, flea markets, thrift shops, garage sales, bookstores, and sidewalks and then uses box-cutters and scissors to cut out images and swatches of color or backgrounds that he finds interesting, taking care to use \u201cevery part of the buffalo\u201d for some good purpose. Jerome Bertrand<\/strong> says, \u201cCollage art can be cleansing for both artist and spectator. It can make you laugh or relieve stress regarding a specific topic. It can be scary or unsettling, but it can also be holy in the sense that it unites individuals with visual references that comes together in a message of freedom.\u201d Join us for their stories. Stay for the Karaoke.<\/p>\n

“Why Is That Dinosaur Holding a Vacuum & Other Stories from the World of Collage” is free and open to the public. Visit the Kolaj Fest New Orleans website<\/a> to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS EVENING Why Is That Dinosaur Holding a Vacuum & Other Stories from the World of Collage Saturday, July 14th, 7PM Kajun\u2019s Pub, 2256 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans 70117 An experiment is taking contemporary art…<\/p>\n

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