New Mexico: Las Cruces to Carlsbad

9.5″x8″; fragments of a road map of New Mexico from a Rand-McNally Road Atlas on the inside cover of Leonard Equals Einstein: Leonard and His Time Machine by Gene Darby (1967); 2025. 2025-02-25 G

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Nosy Bird Man

Collage, 2025

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That Summer with the Boys

The collage, That Summer with the Boys, appears on the cover of LBRNTH Issue 3. Other work from the “That Summer…” series appears in the publication. READ MORE

Sanquhar Still Life (2020)

dimensions variable; installation of six decoupaged objects, two paper sculptures, and t-shirt fabric

Twelve Days of Christmas Gifts for Yoko Ono

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Pulse

At SPACE Gallery in Burlington, Vermont. READ MORE

SLIDESHOW & TALK

Pictures at the Intersection of Photography & Collage

10 May 2025 at the New Orleans Photo Alliance. For the past 18 months, Kolaj Institute has investigated the intersection of photography and collage through a series of exhibitions and artist residencies in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance. This research has been guided by the idea, “The mediums of collage and photography are bound together in an ongoing dialogue. The photographer makes pictures of the world. The collagist remixes those pictures to tell a story about the world we live in. What happens when the photographer begins collaging their own work? What happens when the collage artist picks up the camera?” We found artists engaged in a variety of techniques and approaches: collage as process; making art with family archives and found photographs; using alternative processes like cyanotypes and Gelli print transfers; and challenging how we think about images in a world flooded with them. In doing this, the artists invited viewers to consider questions of identity and gender; family and memory; the materiality of photography; and history and artist process. During this slideshow and talk, Kolaj Institute Director Ric Kasini Kadour will share his findings and speak about the role of photography and collage in contemporary art. He will also speak about how Kolaj Institute’s ongoing partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance will unfold in the coming year. LEARN MORE 

Ric Kasini Kadour (b. 1974) is an artist, writer, and cultural worker. Primarily a conceptual artist, he executes projects across a variety of media: photography, collage, painting, and installation. In addition to his artist practice, he is the director of Kolaj Institute and the editor of Kolaj Magazine. Kadour lives and works in Montreal, Quebec and New Orleans, Louisiana. READ MORE

The Kings Wander Beyond the Castle Walls and The Kings Find Other Wandering Kings were included in the “Lavender & Green Carnation” exhibition, 18 January to 15 March 2025, at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Curated by Seth Ter Haar, the exhibition “delves into the rich history and enduring significance of symbols that have quietly connected and empowered the LGBTQ+ community, especially during periods of societal or political repression.” READ MORE