Collage Artists Explore Body, Feminism and Materiality in Exhibitions Across Portland, New York and London

An exhibition titled "Totems & Cantos" by a collagist and gallerist is currently on view in Portland, OR. The artist's work investigates connections between intellectual, aesthetic and bodily adornment. In New York, Jack Shainman Gallery presents "Faith Need Not Fear Reason" through December 5, featuring iconic and sensuous new works that reference charged 1970s film imagery. These misshapen figures propose fresh perspectives on human form representation. The inventive painter and collagist develops novel artistic approaches to depict underrepresented communities and cultures. A classic feminist art movement text pays homage to the late Miriam Schapiro. A recent Budapest exhibition experimented with line, drawing and depiction across multiple mediums. From February 27 to March 28, 2015, Analia Saban's "Interiors" was displayed at Sprüth Magers London, located at 7A Grafton Street. The show considered how traditional paint-on-canvas practices can challenge contemporary artists who might eliminate either the liquid medium or the support surface, citing examples like Binky Palermo's cloth works and Lynda Benglis's pours. The materiality of paint conveys emotional affect.