CONTEMPORARY COLLAGE AT THE SPEED OF CULTURE
- Apr 16
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Updated: Apr 30
May 2 - June 21, 2026
Join us for the opening
May 2nd from 1-4pm
at Artemizia Foundation’s Gallery 818
About the Show
This exhibition brings together five artists whose works are in the AF collection.
Their practices expand and redefine the possibilities of collage today. Though distinct in approach, each engages with the medium as both method and metaphor, layering visual elements to explore identity, memory, culture, and perception.
Sandro SEN2 Figueroa, rooted in graffiti and street culture, channels the rhythm and energy of the urban landscape into compositions that merge abstraction, lettering, and pop sensibilities. His work embodies a sense of movement and immediacy, capturing the visual pulse of contemporary city life.
Janny Taylor brings a painterly elegance to collage, drawing inspiration from historical decorative traditions such as Delft tile. Her surreal compositions balance structure and intuition, combining color, texture, and fragmentation into works that feel both timeless and contemporary.
Nicholas Polito constructs richly layered visual worlds that hover between the familiar and the surreal. Drawing on mythological and religious references as well as poetic imagery, his collages invite viewers into spaces where history, imagination, and symbolism intersect.
Danielle Scott approaches collage through a deeply personal and socially engaged lens. Her intricate assemblages weave together material and narrative, addressing themes of race, inequality, and justice with both sensitivity and structural precision.
Cey Adams draws upon the visual vocabulary of hip-hop that he largely created as founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, as well as graphic design, and American media. Adams constructs works that fuse vintage ephemera, typography, and imagery into layered narratives of history and popular culture. His practice reflects a lifelong engagement with visual storytelling and the power of image-making in shaping collective memory.
At Artemizia Foundation, we are committed to presenting work that reflects the global and cultural diversity of contemporary art. This exhibition underscores collage’s continued relevance as a medium uniquely suited to our time - one that captures, with immediacy and nuance, the speed of culture itself.
Sloane Bouchever - AF Director
