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Article: John Stezaker: Friedrich Petzel.(NEW YORK)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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We expect collage to suggest multiplicity and fragmentation, but John Stezaker coaxes a rickety unity from disparate components. A small but terrific 2006 show at White Columns introduced New York audiences to this British artist's work, which was also seen last year in "Unmonumental" at the New Museum. His first solo in a New York commercial gallery, "The Bridge" included recent examples from several distinct series. It is surprising that Stezaker, who has shown in Europe for decades and taught at the Royal College of Art for many years, is not better known here.
For the "Film Portrait Collage" series (all works are approximately letter-page size), the artist ...