Romare Bearden – Collage, Visions of Life, Built from Bits & Pieces
Posted by the editors on Saturday, 2 April 2011
Illusionists at 4PM, 1967 collage by Romare Bearden
image: Romare Bearden/Michael Rosenfeld Gallery/The New York Times
Roberta Smith has written an interesting article entitled “Visions of Life, Built From Bits and Pieces” in the Art & Design section of The New York Times looking at the life and work, notably the collages, of the African-American artist Romare Bearden and at the current exhibition “Romare Bearden Collage: A Centennial Celebration” on view through 21 May 2011 at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (24 West 57th Street, Manhattan, (212) 247-0082, michaelrosenfeldart.com). As Smith writes of the show, “It contains only 21 collages, all superb, in an intimate context that facilitates savoring their every formal twist and narrative turn, not to mention the ingenious mixing of mediums that takes them far beyond collage.”
“Art is made from other art”, Bearden said. Here is a link to the press release by the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery.
Paper is the new canvas.
Excellent slideshow, here.
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