ARTURO HERRERA YOU GO FIRST

  Collage, the radical pasted paper technique developed by Picasso in 1912, revolutionized the tradition of pictorial representation. Its vibrant legacy ranges from the political to the surreal to the abstract.In Arturo Herrera's interpretation of the medium, nearly one hundred examples of which are reproduced here, he dissects and juxtaposes fragments of found and commissioned pictures to create new images filled with lingering references and associations. Atop a ground of airbrushed landscapes lifted from animated films,printed Audubon bird drawings, illustrated fairy tales, coloring books, and swirls of paint are layered and layered. The result is a liminal space between disorder and order, where aesthetics and ambiguity rule and resonate. With an essay by Friedrich Meschede.