Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by art experts, now available in paperback for the first time

Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century, the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making. Taking a broad definition from analog cut-and-paste compositions and photomontages to digital composed imagery and animations Vitamin C+ showcases 108 living artists who employ collage as a central part of their visual-art practice.

Details

ISBN13: 9781837292226
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 304
Edition:
Publication Date: 24 Feb 2026
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 29(H)x25(L)x2.4(W)1200
Weight (gm): 1200

Author Biography

Phaidon Editors

Yuval Etgar is a curator and art historian who specialises in the history and theory of collage and image appropriation. His curated and published work includes The Ends of Collage, an anthology of writings on the history and theory of this practice, as well as monographic projects dedicated to the work of Louise Nevelson, Jake Chapman, John Stezaker, Fischli & Weiss, and Rene Magritte, among others.

Reviews

Praise for the hardback edition of Vitamin C+:

'Contemporary artists utilize collage to create complex social, political, and aesthetic narratives in latest Phaidon tome.' – Forbes

'A fresh explosion of dynamic and experimental artists has evolved the art form over the past decade; Vitamin C+ serves as a who’s who of the most exciting names working in the medium.' – Barron's

'If you have ever overlooked collage and considered it as a lesser art medium or a refined form of craft, Phaidon’s new Vitamin C+ Collage in Contemporary Art is a definitive book that will completely change your mind.' – Daily Art Magazine