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Cut + Paste: Exploring Photomontage

While we may think that combining two or more photographs is a newer trend made possible by digital technology, artists have blended images in creative ways since the earliest days of photography.

From rough cut outs of print media to seamless digital blending of composite scenes, join us for a dive into MOPA’s permanent collection to explore the idea of photomontage in photography.

Artists in focus:

• Ni Youyu
• Harry Bowers
• Byron Wolfe
• Ruud van Empel
• Julie Blackmon
• Ysabel LeMay

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Image credits:

Ni Youyu, Freewheeling Trip (International Holiday), 2018, antique photo collage. © Ni Youyu, Courtesy of the artist.

Ni Youyu, Freewheeling Trip (The Moment of Rendezvous), 2018, antique photo collage. © Ni Youyu, Courtesy of the artist.