{"id":9308,"date":"2020-02-05T13:17:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2020-04-22T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T15:53:02","slug":"the-public-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/the-public-square\/","title":{"rendered":"The Public Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Agora 1<\/em> by Cullen Washington Jr.
79″x171″; collaged paint, drawing and printmaking techniques on Hahnemuhle Copperplate white paper 300 gsm; 2017. Courtesy of the artist. \u00a9 Cullen Washington, Jr. Photography: Andrea Feldman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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

The Public Square<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
25 January-17 May 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This expansive look at the work and concerns of emerging contemporary artist Cullen Washington, Jr. pivots around the artist\u2019s most recent series, “Agoras”. The compositions explore the ancient Greek public space as a site for activated assembly and the heart of the artistic, spiritual, and political life of the city. The installation is designed with an actual public square at its center, complete with sound components featuring noted political and aesthetic discourse and surrounded by Washington\u2019s soaring monumental collages. Works from four earlier series by the artist form the perimeter of the Museum\u2019s largest special exhibition space. The artist describes his work as \u201cabstract meditations on the grid and humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW The Public Square at The University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA25 January-17 May 2020 This expansive look at the work and concerns of emerging contemporary artist Cullen Washington, Jr. pivots around the…<\/p>\n

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