Wide ranging collection of works of collage and assemblage from the Hirshhorn's permanent collection. My favorites are: this one, "The Soul of Morvan" by Jean Dubuffet, made of grape wood, vines, tar, rope, metal, twine, nails, and staples. Another interesting Dubuffet, "Landscape with 3 Trees," a collage with vine, sorrel, spinach, beet, and watercolor on paper. "Caryatid," a collage with colored sand, seashells, and seaweed on wood, by Andre Masson. A series of Louise Nevelson collages with metal foil, graphite, and mixed media on printed aquatint. There is also an entire case of Joseph Cornell wood box assemblages, and collage by many other artists--Kurt Schwitters, Joseph Stella, Georges Braque, Robert Rauschenberg. Worth a visit.
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I would love to see the Hirschhorn show, particularly the Nevelson collages, which I am not at all familiar with.
Collages are always fascinating, this one particularly so: I love to see the many disparate materials blend into a single statement. I would like to see the other works you describe...hope to get there!
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