06/04/2026
Reception this Saturday June 6th during First Saturday Artwalk from 5-8
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Bird on a Wire
at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA through 14 June 2026 (part of Kolaj Fest New Orleans). The idiom, “Bird on a Wire,” speaks to the tension between freedom and vulnerability, a precarious state of existence where at any moment one could fly or fall. Leonard Cohen’s 1968 song is an apology, a prayer, and an anthem. He sings, “I have tried in my way to be free.” The idiom also speaks to what it feels like to be an artist; constantly on the verge of success or failure, balancing security with unpredictability. The idiom also speaks to this historical moment where society itself feels precarious or to quote Cohen’s song, we are all “like a worm on a hook.” With this in mind, we invited participants of Kolaj Fest New Orleans to submit for this exhibition, which was juried by Christy Wood, the director of LeMieux Galleries, and Kolaj Magazine Editor Ric Kasini Kadour. It is an official exhibition of Kolaj Fest New Orleans, an annual, multi-day festival & symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 10-14 June 2024.
MORE: https://kolajmagazine.com/content/content/collage-exhibitions/bird-on-a-wire-at-kolaj-fest-new-orleans-2026/
ABOUT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS
Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 10-14 June 2026.
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