Hello again! As every two weeks, we're back to share with you what has been happening at TWS so that if you missed anything, you can catch up :)
Leslie Siegel: An Intro To
While we're always searching and exploring artists who work with collage, often what social media shows us is not everything that exists or what we would like to discover. That's why we often come across incredible artists who have been working for a long time, yet we hadn't heard of them before. This is the case with Leslie Siegel, an artist based in Brooklyn, whose work we discovered thanks to an email she sent us. As soon as we saw her work, we were blown away and immediately wanted to learn more about her. So we asked her to share more about herself and uncover the invisible connections that guide her incredible work. Read the interview with Leslie here, and you'll understand why her work has captivated us.
Exploring a New Definition of Collage with Leonardo Sousa.
Our first encounter with Leonardo Sousa was through an interview we conducted in the second season of our podcast. During the interview, Leonardo shared how collage is an integral part of his artistic practice and academic research territory. His insights intrigued us, so once the interview was finished, we invited Leonardo to share his ideas, essays, and questions related to the definition of collage through TWS. In the text we published this week, Leonardo reflects on the definition of collage and how, in its most common version, it fails to encompass many practices where collage expands its possibilities through different technical and conceptual approaches throughout art history. The text is highly fascinating and will help us reconsider our relationship with this artistic medium. Read it here and let us know your thoughts on it.
Inspiration: Cement, Metal, and Shadows
As every week, our correspondent from the fringes of collage brings us some marvels. In this case, we have had the pleasure of enjoying the work of Letha Wilson, who experiments by combining paper with materials such as cement and metal, creating pieces with a unique character.
This week, we have also shared the work of Kumi Yamashita, an artist who uses folded paper to sculpt forms through shadow. Amazing work!
Bookshelf:
In the past few Fridays, Cless has shared two very interesting books with us.
The first one is a book that we would love to have, but unfortunately, we don't (due to its high price, as it is an artist edition limited to 1000 signed copies):
Jens F. Collier Schorr from 2006.
And the second one is the first issue of a project that we adore: Cut Me Up, edited and directed by Andrea Burgay. Take a look at the first edition of this project here, and if you want to learn more about Cut Me Up, don't miss the interview we conducted with Andrea earlier.
That's all for now, but we have some great interviews that we're about to share with you.
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Warm greetings from Barcelona,
Max