"Every day, beginning in 1964, painter John Evans created a collage from found objects - ranging from clippings, business cards, product stickers or labels, and ticket stubs to bits of ephemera or anonymous snapshots found on the streets of his East Village neighborhood. Using colored inks, he built upon and embellished the collage elements, creating lively, vibrant compositions. His astonishing work continued through the end of 2000, which seemed an appropriate date to stop." "Apart from their beauty, Evans' collages are mini-time capsules that mark the end of the Vietnam war, the fiscal crisis in New York City during the 1970s, the burgeoning economy, club scene and art market of the 1980s, and the AIDS crisis. They are also autobiographical with postcards, snapshots, and other connections to Evans' daily life." "Every collage is stamped with the date of its creation. The 365 collages selected for this monograph, focusing on the 1970s through the 1990s, represent one year but are drawn from different years."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved