![]() ![]() But all eight are connected by a concern with the ephemeral moment before completion and presentation. Rather than displaying finished works, this book focuses on the moment during the “liminal status of the work of art between its private inception and its public presentation,” or the mysterious, invisible process of selecting, gathering, and arranging “fragments of reality.” The eight essays collected and edited by Nanni Baltzer and Martino Stierli range widely, revisiting well-trodden terrain while moving into various new territories. ![]() Both conform to standard explorations dedicated to presenting works characterized by juxtapositions of fragments of visual material that have been reassembled to yield alternative readings.īefore Publication: Montage in Art, Architecture and Book Design offers a new take and makes a significant contribution to the vast body of literature on the subject. These shows focused on the techniques, themes, and emergence of collage-montage as a quintessential modern medium. This year alone we have witnessed two major exhibitions on the subject: The Guggenheim presented a fine collection of Josef Albers’s photo-collages, followed by the The Ends of Collage, a tripartite international exhibition dedicated to the medium and its legacies. ![]() It seems to disappear for a time, only to resurface as a thought-provoking monograph or revisionist survey. Since its inception in the late 19 th century, montage has proven to be a fertile subject. ![]()
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