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The Weird Show (TWS) is an independent platform dedicated to exploring and redefining contemporary collage. Since 2010, we have played a pioneering role in positioning collage as a vital force in contemporary art. What we call The New Wave of Collage expands the medium beyond scissors and paper into a language of appropriation, recontextualization, and resignification—a way of thinking, not just a technique.

Over the past 15 years, TWS has become a global reference point for the collage community, producing more than 17 exhibitions in cities such as New York, London, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Lima, and Montreal.

Alongside exhibitions, we have published interviews, podcasts, books, and curatorial projects that amplify the voices of over 350 international artists. Our mission is clear: to position The New Wave of Collage at the heart of contemporary culture, building the recognition this practice deserves.

The Team

Máximo Tuja (Argentina/Spain), also known as Max-o-matic, is a visual artist and founder of The Weird Show, where he serves as director and chief curator. He has promoted numerous curatorial and editorial initiatives focused on collage, which have led him to collaborate regularly with international institutions.

Sònia López (Spain) is an art historian and cultural manager. For more than 20 years, she worked at institutions such as MACBA and the Reina Sofía Museum, experimenting with different formats of communication and publication. Now, at TWS, she contributes her experience to make the project's exhibition and publishing aspects possible.

Iván Adaime (Argentina/United States) has extensive experience leading media companies and digital transformation processes. A specialist in audience growth and business development, he brings his strategic, operational, and financial expertise to the project.

Beatriz Paz Jiménez (Mexico) is a writer, researcher, and cultural organizer. She brings her experience in editorial production and social communication around artistic initiatives into the prefiguration of a cohesive communication system for the project.

Collaborators:

Cless (Spain) is an artist and book collector who has collaborated with TWS since its early days. He curates the Inspiration and Bookshelf sections on our site, bringing together works that reflect the spirit and curiosity of The Weird Show.

Andrea Burgay (United States) is an artist, editor, and collage specialist who collaborates with TWS through studio visits and in-depth conversations with artists shaping the landscape of contemporary collage.

2024

Los Raros. Las Raras: New Narratives of Contemporary Collage
. SME La Pasión, Valladolid, Spain. Dates: May 10 - July 7, 2024
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Curated by: Cless & Máximo Tuja

2023

Altered Logistics: Contemporary Collage and Appropriation Art. Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland, NY, USA. October 30 – December 8, 2023. Curated by D. Dominick Lombardi and Máximo Tuja

2018

Int'nl Weird Collage Show London. 
Jealous Gallery, London
Dates: February 1 - February 18
Curated by: Max-o-matic & J. Springall

2017

Assemblage #1. Int'nl Weird Collage Show Gatherings. Date: June 2017

• Amsterdam (Netherlands) / Host: B.D. Graft

• Berlin (Germany) / Host: April Gertler

• Barcelona (Spain) / Host: Max-o-matic

• Buenos Aires (Argentina) / Host: Carolina Simonelli

• Burgos (Spain) / Host: Rubén1 B

• Lima (Perú) / Host: Goster

• Milano (Italy) / Host: Elisa Vendramin

• Montreal (Canada) / Host: Alan Ganev

• New York (USA) / Host: Charles Wilkin

• Tokyo (Japan) / Host: Takuro Kishibe

• Trondheim (Norway) / Hosts: Ashkhan Honarvar & S. Stølan Dates:

2016

Macba Collage Lab
. Macba - Museu d´art contemporani de Barcelona
Dates: January - December. Directed by: Max-o-matic


Int'nl Weird Collage Show Trondheim. 
Trondhjems Kunstforening, Trondheim
Dates: August 18 - September 18. 
Curated by: Ashkan Honarvar, Max-o-matic & Sylvia Stølan
. Workshop: Trondhjems Kunstforening. Max-o-matic

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Valladolid
. La Atómica Gallery, Valladolid
Dates: April 21 - June 4
Curated by: Cless, Max-o-matic & Rubén B

2016

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Barcelona. Espronceda Centre for Art & Culture, Barcelona
. Dates: February 25 - March 13
. Curated by: Max-o-matic & Rubén B. 
Workshop: TWS Workshop Barcelona, Espronceda CAC. Max-o-matic

2015

Macba Collage Jam Sessions. Macba - Museu d´art contemporani de Barcelona. Dates: January - December. Directed by: Max-o-matic

2014

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Montreal. Espace Massiveart, Montreal. Dates: May 1 - May 30. Curated by: Alan Ganev, Max-o-matic & Rubén B.

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Brooklyn, NY. The Invisible Dog Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Dates: April 19 - May 10. Curated by: Charles Wilkin, Max-o-matic & Rubén B. Workshop: Collective Collage Session NY, The Invisible Dog Gallery. Charles Wilkin.

2013

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Madrid. Mad isi Mad Gallery, Madrid. Dates: November 16 - December 16. Curated by: Max-o-matic & Rubén B

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Berlin. Tête Gallery, Berlin. Dates: June 27 - July 27. Curated by: Max-o-matic & Rubén B. Workshop: TWS Workshop Berlin, Tête Gallery. Rubén B & Isabel Reitemeyer

The Collaborations Show. La Piola, Madrid. Dates: April 5 - May 2. Curated by: Rubén B

Int'nl Weird Collage Show San José, Costa Rica. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC), San José. Dates: March 13 - April 13. Curated by: Max-o-matic & Rubén B

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Quito, Ecuador. Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito, Quito. Dates: February 13 - March 13. Curated by: Max-o-matic & Rubén B

2012

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Lima, Perú. Domingo Gallery, Lima. Dates: October 26 - November 10. Curated by: Goster, Max-o-matic & Rubén B.

2011

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Rotterdam. Opperclaes Gallery, Rotterdam. Dates: August 19 - September 11. Curated by: Ashkan Honarvar, Max-o-matic & Rubén B

Int'nl Weird Collage Show Madrid. Gloria AB Gallery, Madrid. Dates: May 25 - May 21. Curated by: Rubén B.

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Submissions: We´re open to receive submissions of artists working with contemporary collage. We´d love to see what people are doing and sharing it with our community.We are looking for fresh and daring work and will publish only that. We prefer wrong that already seen. Send only a couple of low res images and a link to your work to: submissions (at)theweirdshow.info