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EXHIBITION

Wangechi Mutu at Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn, New York through 9 March 2014. “A Fantastic Journey” is the first U.S. survey of Kenyan-born and Brooklyn-based artist Wangechi Mutu. Mutu’s work “scrutinizes globalization by combining found materials, magazine cutouts, sculpture, and painted imagery.” She is perhaps best known for her collages depicting female figures that combine human, animal, plant and machine, which she places in fantastical landscapes. READ MORE

This News & Notes item originally appeared in Issue Seven. To see other News & Notes from the world of collage, SUBSCRIBE to Kolaj or PURCHASE ISSUE SEVEN.

FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE

Bough Down
by Karen Green

Book Review by Ariane Fairlie. Green transports the reader to a shrouded realm where text and collage meld together fluently, and seeds of fragile emotion blossom in the soft blank space of the paper. READ MORE

EXHIBITION

Rashid Rana
at Lisson Gallery

Milan, Italy through 14 March 2014. Rana’s splicing and stitching technique can be carnal and violent, as in this ongoing series of brutally lacerated and reassembled Baroque and Neo-classical paintings, collectively known as the “Transliteration Series”. READ MORE

FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE

Collaborators
Musta Fior & Flore Kunst

Musta Fior and Flore Kunst’s collaborative collages are playfully feminist, two words seldom placed together. They use playing cards as their support, sometimes only borrowing the form and scaling it up. READ MORE

EXHIBITION

Ronni Jolles
at Peninsula Jewish Community Centre

Foster City, California through 27 March 2014. “My Judaism Unlocked” was created specifically for the Peninsula Jewish Community Centre, captures the artist’s recollections of Jewish upbringing and life. “I have found inspiration in a variety of things, including Israeli folk dancing, lighting the Shabbat candles, scenes in Jerusalem, and the tree of life,” says the artist. READ MORE

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CURRENT ISSUE

Kolaj #7

Here’s a preview of what’s in the issue: Editor Benoit Depelteau talks about collage and collaboration. | Recycled Trophies, published by Maison Kasini, is a book of collaborative works by Zach Collins & Aaron Beebe. | Laura Tringali Holmes explains her collaborative Target Practice Project. | The Exquisite Corpse is drawn, quartered, and remembered by W. David Powell. | Nancy Flagg profiles large-scale fabric collage artist Merle Axelrad and the collaboration of commissions. | Ric Kadour explains how it came about. | Gestalten’s The Age of Collage is reviewed by Benoit Depelteau and Siglio’s Bough Down by Karen Green is reviewed by Ariane Fairlie. | Luigi Galimberti Faussone reviews Ludovica Gioscia’s installation at Galleria Mangiabarche. | Elizabeth Hazard reviews Lisa Nilsson’s “Connective Tissue” at Pavel Zoubok Gallery. | We visit Bill Noir’s studio. We take a look at portfolios from Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Zurich, Switzerland; Los Angeles, California, USA; La Rochelle & Lyon, France. | As always, there is a new Cut-Out Page. | And much much more.

CUT OUT PAGE

KOLAJ #7 CUT-OUT PAGE CONTEST

In each issue of Kolaj Magazine, we publish a Cut Out Page where we present imagery from various sources, carefully selected by our team of contributors or occasional guests. We encourage you to cut out some of these images to create your own collage and send it to us. We pick the one we like the best and send the winner a prize. The deadline is April 5, 2014. READ MORE

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Kolaj Year One Collector’s Pack

If you are new to Kolaj Magazine, this collection of back issues is a great place to start.

In its first year, Kolaj explored collage’s role in the world of contemporary art; asked the question “Is this collage?”; informed readers about collage exhibitions and events; and, most importantly, shined a spotlight on the work of collage artists from around the world.

The Kolaj Year One Collector’s Pack includes issues 1-4 of Kolaj.

Details: 10"x8" | full colour | ISSN 1927-6893 | Published by Maison Kasini

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About Kolaj Magazine

Kolaj is a quarterly, printed magazine about contemporary collage. We are interested in how collage is made, how collage is exhibited, and how collage is collected. We bring together critical reviews and essays with artist profiles, event highlights, and articles on collage collecting, exhibiting, and making. Kolaj is published in Montreal, Quebec by Maison Kasini. Visit Kolaj Magazine online.

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