Vitamin C+
Collage in Contemporary Art
$54.60
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2026
Summary
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. 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 c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837292226 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837292221 |
| Author: | Phaidon Editors, Yuval Etgar |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.20kg |
| Dimensions: | 290mm x 250mm x 24mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Praise for the hardback edition of Vitamin C+:
‘Contemporary artists utilize collage to create complex social, political, and aesthetic narratives in latest Phaidon tome.’ – Forbes
‘A fresh explosion of dynamic and experimental artists has evolved the art form over the past decade; Vitamin C+ serves as a who’s who of the most exciting names working in the medium.’ – Barron’s
‘If you have ever overlooked collage and considered it as a lesser art medium or a refined form of craft, Phaidon’s new Vitamin C+ Collage in Contemporary Art is a definitive book that will completely change your mind.’ – Daily Art Magazine
About The Author
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon Editors
Yuval Etgar is a curator and art historian who specialises in the history and theory of collage and image appropriation. His curated and published work includes The Ends of Collage, an anthology of writings on the history and theory of this practice, as well as monographic projects dedicated to the work of Louise Nevelson, Jake Chapman, John Stezaker, Fischli & Weiss, and Rene Magritte, among others.
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