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Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé — Rue du Dragon
Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé

Rue du Dragon

1974

A dynamic composition of torn and layered posters, *Rue du Dragon* exemplifies Villeglé's signature *décollage* technique, in which weathered street advertisements are ripped and salvaged from Parisian walls. Fragments of text, color, and imagery overlap and interrupt one another, preserving the raw, accidental beauty of urban decay. The work transforms anonymous, everyday ephemera into a vibrant record of city life and collective, unconscious authorship.

Medium
paper collage on canvas

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Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé, Rue du Dragon, 1974

A dynamic composition of torn and layered posters, *Rue du Dragon* exemplifies Villeglé's signature *décollage* technique, in which weathered street advertisements are ripped and salvaged from Parisian walls. Fragments of text, color, and imagery overlap and interrupt one another, preserving the raw, accidental beauty of urban decay. The work transforms anonymous, everyday ephemera into a vibrant record of city life and collective, unconscious authorship.

Medium
paper collage on canvas
Year
1974
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Décollage, Mid Century Modern, Fragmented Composition, Street Art, Bold Colors, Male Artist, French Artist, Urban Landscape, Paper Collage, Modern Master, Torn Posters, Nouveau Réalisme

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