THE WEEKENDER 51 | 2024
Collage News & Inspiration
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― Jerry Saltz
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The collages in “Hollywood is Hell” seem to synthesize Franco’s many disparate components. The bit of Gucci paraphernalia in He Smelled So Bad, for instance, highlights his friendship with the Italian fashion house. Bright colors and gestural accents retain bits of his Basquiat knockoffs. Comic book heroes and readymade lockers evoke the fixation with male youth that defined “The Dangerous Book Four Boys.” - James Franco Channels His Inner Rauschenberg at His New Art Show - via artnet
I specialize in digital collage, using Photoshop to breathe new life into traditional art. My process involves blending iconic classical works with contemporary references—drawing from pop culture phenomena like memes, blockbuster movies, global events (such as the Covid-19 pandemic), beloved food chains, and recognizable brands. - Blending Timeless Art With Modern Vibes: My Journey As A Collage Artist - via Bored Panda
Probablement l’un des premiers collages de Prévert, le Portrait de Janine n’est ni satirique, ni même moqueur, mais une belle déclaration d’amour à la jeune femme qu’il vient de rencontrer, Janine Tricotet. La joie de vivre de cette compagne bondissante, captée par Pierre Boucher, est sublimée par une exubérante couronne de feuilles découpées dans des planches botaniques. La femme est une pensée dansante. - Exposition au musée de Montmartre à Paris : une promenade au pays enchanté de Jacques Prévert - via connaisance des arts
As the first exhibition of its kind devoted to collage, “Multiplicity” showed the complex nature of Black identity through 80 artworks by 52 intergenerational artists. Addressing historical and contemporary issues concerning Black life, the artists stepped beyond restrictive boundaries and surpassed the general notion of collage as glued paper by using a variety of media to create dynamic artworks. - The Year in Black Art: Six Blockbuster Exhibitions - via ARTnews
Abandoning her documentarian approach, Box began photographing the Caribbean foods she grew up with as a way to turn the lens inward, creating new documents of her own story. The resulting series, “Caribbean Dreams,” does not feature succulent tropical fruits and vegetables strategically placed on a table like a Dutch still life. Instead, Box leaves the mass-produced products she photographs in their containers. At times, she inserts herself into the frame. She often collages receipts from the grocery stores where she purchased these items in her finished pieces. In One Kind of Story, for example, Box pairs a large, pixilated self-portrait with photographs of her female family members in the periphery. - Samantha Box’s Still Life Collages Look at How the Caribbean Is Exported to Its Diaspora - via ARTnews
O’Grady’s career was defined by a commitment to challenging closed-minded narratives around race, gender, and class through her art and writing. She worked in various mediums, including photography, collage, and performance. O’Grady’s art and cultural criticism were widely recognized for insightful analyses of feminism, Surrealism, and the representation of Black women in art, among other topics. - Conceptual artist Lorraine O’Grady dies at 90 - via artsy
As one of the most comprehensive exhibitions to cover Kusama's illustrious career, NGV's display draws from the artist’s personal collection, private collections, and premier institutions across Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australia. In addition to her signature pumpkins, polka dots, and Infinity Rooms, there is plenty for art lovers to enjoy. Featuring painting, sculpture, collage, fashion, video, and installations, the exhibition reveals the astonishing breadth of Kusama’s multidisciplinary practice. - Australia Hosts Comprehensive Exhibition Honoring Yayoi Kusama’s Career - via My Modern Met
A chick extends its neck to feed from a tweezer holding a plump seed in Sheida Soleimani’s “Safekeeping” (2023). Behind the chick, a torn backdrop reveals snakeskin beneath. Soleimani is also a bird rehabilitator; alongside Box’s odes to the natural materials of Jamaica, her avian works are situational narratives about memory, with certain motifs repeating across works like prayers. Many of her compositions, for instance, are trompe-l’œil tableaus formed with collaged photographs that are infused with the second-hand memory of her parents escaping Iran. - Alternate Landscapes of Diasporic Homelands - via Hyperallergic
Renowned for his collaborations with global fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, Moncler, and Gucci, Prozorov has reimagined the collage through a uniquely digital lens. These digital collages are sometimes humorous, other times surprising, but always fantastically dynamic. - Artist Creates Parallel Universes and Fantastical Worlds for Top Fashion Brands Through Digital Collage - via My Modern Met
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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 and/or submit to our ‘other’ Instagram account Paris Collage Collective Unlimited where we showcase collages that have absolutely nothing to do with our weekly creative challenge.
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