I've also include The Hibernators by Ruth van Beek, whose work I first became aware of at Erik Kessel's fantastic, albeit polarizing, show, Use Me, Abuse Me, at the 2010 NY Photography Festival.* van Beek's work is a great example of the humorous and smart contemporary work being done in collage. I already have a soft spot for guinea pigs, but her collages of headless cats, dogs and guinea pigs are funny and poignant. I also can't help but think of a certain famous Star Trek episode.
I'm hoping to do a review for at least one of the books, which I will post in the near future.
* Note: Thomas Mailaender's work was also included in the same show. I would include a link, but the folks at the NYPH Festival have inexplicably removed all trace of prior festivals from their site. The exhibition catalog for that show, which is really a sticker book, is awesome too.
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The Significant Savages by Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine (RVB Books, 2011)
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The Significant Savages by Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine (RVB Books, 2011)
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The Hibernators by Ruth Van Beek (RVB Books, 2011)
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The Hibernators by Ruth Van Beek (RVB Books, 2011)
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Cathedral Cars by Thomas Mailaender (RVB Books, 2011)
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Cathedral Cars by Thomas Mailaender (RVB Books, 2011)