THE WEEKENDER 28 | 2026

“Everything you invent is true: you can be sure of that. Poetry is a subject as precise as geometry.”

― Julian Barnes

The latest collage news and inspiration!

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• collage event/exhibition this weekend in Paris - Andrei Cojocaru & Lyyst

• “In installation after installation, and in collage after collage, Thomas has engaged in the wholesale copying of copyrighted works from a fellow artist,” the lawsuit states. - ARTIST MICKALENE THOMAS ACCUSED OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY PHOTOGRAPHER BARBARA KARANT - via ArtForum

• Royal College of Art was an important chapter in my career. It enabled me to experiment with different modes of painting. I managed to build an image through collage, probably imbibed from the work of one of my tutors, Peter Blake, who was a well-known pop artist known for his collages. - The many prints of Gulammohammed Sheikh - via The Telegraph India

• French art director and illustrator Anaïs Odoux’s practice is entirely analogue. The artist creates collages by hand with just two tools: coloured pencils and paper. Upon a first look at Anaïs’ works it’s hard to get your head around the fact that they all start as tiny shards of thick grainy paper that she delicately carves colour gradients into before each puzzle piece finds its perfect composition. The seamless but laborious process is above everything a delicate celebration of colour and form. - Forget found materials, Anaïs Odoux is colouring each piece of her constructivist collages by hand - via It’s Nice That

• What comes to mind when you hear the word collage? For many, it begins with a childhood memory of cutting out magazine pictures, reaching for a glue stick, and arranging colorful scraps of paper into something new. While those early experiences introduce many of us to collage, the medium has evolved into a highly respected art form embraced by contemporary artists around the world. This summer, a new exhibition series across the Hudson Valley invites visitors to discover collage not as a simple craft, but as a powerful artistic practice that explores memory, identity, history, landscape, and the stories we tell through fragments. - Transforming Collage: Hudson Valley - via Arts Mid Hudson

• Speaking to SANA, Tayfour said the exhibition aims to introduce collage as an alternative artistic technique capable of telling a complete visual story through newspaper clippings rather than conventional painting methods. - Syrian artist opens first Damascus exhibition featuring newspaper collage art - via SANA

• A selection of challenge submissions from last week is up on our website and can be seen here, the image prompt for next week is available to download here

• Our 2026 Workbook is out and available for sale on our website. Our weekly creative challenge remains free and open to everyone and everything, digital or analog artists, French or not. The workbook is an optional add-on for those who prefer to work with paper and don’t want to print our images themselves. Like every year, the book is designed so that you can either take it apart or create your collages in the book itself. Week numbers and image sources are on the back of each image, so even if your books falls apart at one point, you will always know what’s what!

If you have any news about exhibitions, publications or events you want so share with the community, please send an email with all relevant information and at least one link to a website or venue to: hello@pariscollagecollective.com