Phaidon Editors Vitamin C+ Collage in Contemporary Art

Over 100 global artists working with collage as chosen by a team of art experts - an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium Collage is an artistic language comprising found images fragmentary forms and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making. Organised in an A-Z sequence by artist the book features both well-known collagists including Njideka Akunyili Crosby Ellen Gallagher Peter Kennard Linder Christian Marclay Wangechi Mutu Deborah Roberts Martha Rosler and Mickalene Thomas and a plethora of lesser-known names deserving of greater attention. Taking a broad definition - from analog cut-and-paste compositions and photomontages to digital composed imagery and animations -  Vitamin C+  showcases 108 living artists who employ collage as a central part of their visual-art practice as selected by 69 leading experts including museum directors curators critics and collectors. The survey also features an engaging and informative introduction by Yuval Etgar an internationally renowned expert in the area. The 69 expert nominators include: Cecilia Alemani Iwona Blazwick  David Campany Raphael Chikukwa  Patrick Elliott Max Hollein Hettie Judah Christine Macel Roxana Marcoci  Duro Olowu Scott Rothkopf  Russell Tovey Zoe Whitley and Heidi Zuckerman. Artists include: Njideka Akunyili Crosby Kader Attia Adam Broomberg Sara Cwynar Moyna Flannigan Ellen Gallagher Lauren Halsey Lyle Ashton Harris Thomas Hirschhorn Peter Kennard Justine Kurland Linder Christian Marclay Wangechi Mutu Frida Orupabo Heather Philipson Tabita Rezaire Deborah Roberts Martha Rosler Dee Shapiro Eva Stenram John Stezaker Mickalene Thomas Kara Walker and Billie Zangewa.