Jason  McLean

Clement Greenberg described collage as "a major turning point in the evolution of Cubism, and there­fore a major turning point in the whole evolution of modernist art in this century." *Bit by Bit* incorpo­rates the work of emerging artists who continue to explore this material practice. Each work incorpo­rates conventional notions of collage, physically collecting, combining, cutting, covering, and layering found images and commonplace materials, one piece at a time, to create new images and meanings. Whether the artists are boldly forming an aesthetic moment or overtly putting forward a political agenda, each element within the overall collage is a sepa­rate element that combines with other pieces to generate something whole, and it is this tenuous and apparent relation between the pieces and the whole that gives this material practice its potency and continued relevance. As part of *Bit by Bit*, the GAG will publish a special issue of *I Got Killed I Got Killed I Got Killed in World War Three*.  

Essay: “Bit by Bit,” Jenifer Papararo

An installation image of a group show titled Bit by Bit. A countless number of neon coloured two-dimensional works, mostly drawings and collage pieces, cover two black walls.

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An installation image of a group show titled Bit by Bit. Approximately twenty of two-dimensional works, mostly drawings and collage pieces, are mounted on the gallery walls.

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An installation image of three large collage works on the walls. Three collage pieces, each of them made on a white sheet of paper, which length is as long as the length of the gallery wall. The middle collage piece depicts an owl.

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An installation image of artworks in CAG’s window spaces facing a sidewalk. The wall behind glass windows is covered with identically designed posters. The poster’s design is made of a combination of geometric shapes. 

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An installation image of artworks in a gallery taken from outside through the windows. A countless number of neon coloured two-dimensional works, mostly drawings and collage pieces, cover two black separation walls.

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An installation image of artworks in a gallery. A machine named Micron 760, which looks like a desktop, is placed on a pedestal. The machine shows the collaged image of various drawings on its screen.

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Two piles of newspaper-style publications are placed directly on a gallery wall. They are the publication titled I Got Killed, I Got Killed, I Got Killed in World War III that accompanied this group exhibition.

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An installation image of artworks in a gallery. A CRT TV on a pedestal shows multiple drawings of aircraft. On a wall, six drawings of flowers are mounted. 

Jason McLean

Exhibitions