Collage Culture: Examining the 21st Century's Identity Crisis is a new nonfiction book written by Aaron Rose and Mandy Kahn and designed by Brian Roettinger.
In an essay called "The Death of Subculture," Aaron Rose (director of Beautiful Losers and co-curator of MoCA's record-smashing exhibit Art in the Streets) makes an impassioned call to arms, urging the next generation of artists to end the collage era by adopting a philosophy of creative innovation.
And in her essay "Living in the Mess," Mandy Kahn (columnist, Foam magazine) considers whether the collage of references that surrounds us might negatively affect the way we feel.
A companion recording combines audio excerpts from the book's text with an original musical score by No Age.
