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Collage is the artistic technique in which materials are cut, torn, shredded, and so on, and then layered to create a new meaning or narrative. While collaging gained recognition in the early twentieth century, it experienced an upswing following World War II—particularly in America—thanks in part to Charlotte born artist Romare Bearden. Under Construction: Collage from The Mint Museum is the the institution's first large scale exhibition exploring the technique and shows the development of this medium through the works of Bearden and others from the 1950s to present day. Notable artists featured include Robert Motherwell, Tim Rollins and K.O.S, Sam Gilliam, Howardena Pindell, Dario Robleto, Donald Sultan, and James Rosenquist. The impact of the collage aesthetic on other artistic fields, such as painting, print making, photography, and assemblage work, is also explored. Showcasing more than a hundred works of art from over fifty international artists, Under Construction draws primarily from the rich holdings of the Mint Museum, but also includes special loans from private collections and new works by some of today's leading artists who continue to mine and invigorate this approach.
Aptekar was commissioned by the Mint Museum to create a new work based off of Queen Charlotte's coronation portrait. This then prompted The Guardian to write a piece on the debate surrounding the Queen's ancestry.
NPR reports how Bearden was the subject of the National Gallery of Art's first major retrospective of an African-American artist in 2003 and provides some analysis into his collage work.
The Instituto Tomie Ohtake in Brazil presented a exhibition on Kolar in 2017 and talk about his collage making process.
This post from Tres Bohemes—a website focusing on Czech and Slovak culture—provides background information on Kolar and contains pictures some of his collages.
This article ties into O'Reilly's retrospective, Studio Odyssey, that took place in 2017. The writer also analyzes several of O'Reilly's pieces and discusses how he created them using found objects such as photographs, art books, magazines, and coloring books.