THE WEEKENDER 22 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has made it, it is not given to all to know it. To recognize it you must repeat the adventure of the artist. It is a melody that he sings to you, and to hear it again in your own heart you want knowledge and sensitiveness and imagination.”
― W. Somerset Maugham
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NEWS
We are thrilled to welcome you to the second edition of "Collage Notes," an extraordinary group exhibition showcasing over 400 unique postcards created by talented collage artists from across the globe.
From June 3 to June 21, Paris will once again serve as the vibrant backdrop for this eclectic collection, celebrating the power of creativity and connection through the art of collage.
Each postcard tells a story, reflecting the diverse perspectives and artistic expressions of its creator. This exhibition invites you to explore a rich tapestry of ideas, emotions, and cultures, all captured within the confines of a postcard. As you wander through the gallery, allow yourself to be transported to distant places and inspired by the innovative techniques and imaginative visions of these artists.
Join us in celebrating this remarkable convergence of art and communication, where every postcard is a testament to the beauty of collaboration and the universal language of creativity. We look forward to sharing this unique experience with you! All information here!
When:
June 3 – 21, 2025
Where:
Centre Anim’ Rachid Taha
26 boulevard de La Chapelle, 75018 Paris
OPEN CALL: Visual poetry is a development of concrete poetry, characterized by intermedia. The predominant elements that constitute a visual poem/vispo include non-representational language and the interplay of text & art. There is a strong graphic element to these pieces. - Fifth Annual Vispo Contest - organised by Sonic Boom
De Mandiargues is the latest name to emerge from the recent mania for previously overlooked women Surrealists, including Gertrude Abercrombie and Ithell Colquhoun. Her major international debut occurred at last year’s 60th Venice Biennale, when her work Nuptial Bull (1958), a collage of fabrics representing a bull’s head, was included in Adriano Pedrosa’s main exhibition “Foreigners Everywhere.” - Enter the Twisted World of Overlooked Surrealist Bona de Mandiargues - via artnet
This 1972 gate-fold cover collage was created by Walter Allner, the Bauhaus-trained graphic designer who was art director of Fortune magazine from 1962 to 1974. It was photographed by Robert Crandall. - The Fortune 500 in 1972: 116 consumer products in one beautiful collage - via Fortune
Spanning a gridded background of rectangular, pink trampolines, hundreds of gymnasts mesmerizingly flip and twist, shapeshifting as they tuck and tumble. “Trampoline Color Exercise,” a monumental digital video collage installation by Chicago-based artist Yuge Zhou, takes a bird’s-eye view of athletes at peak form while abstracting their bodies and movements into undulating ripples of color. - Across 92 Screens in Times Square, Yuge Zhou’s ‘Trampoline Color Exercise’ Celebrates Global Unity - via Colossal
PCC
A selection of challenge submissions from last week is up on our website and can be seen here, the image prompt for next week is available to download here
Our 2025 Workbook is out and available for sale on our website. Our weekly creative challenge remains free and open to everyone and everything, digital or analog artists, French or not. The workbook is an optional add-on for those who prefer to work with paper and don’t want to print our images themselves. Like every year, the book is designed so that you can either take it apart or create your collages in the book itself. Week numbers and image sources are on the back of each image, so even if your books falls apart at one point, you will always know what’s what!
And last but not least, have a look at our second Instagram account Paris Collage Collective Unlimited where we showcase collages that have absolutely nothing to do with our weekly creative challenge.
If you have any news about exhibitions, publications or events you want so share with the community, please send an email with all relevant information and at least one link to a website or venue to: hello@pariscollagecollective.com