It was Vivienne Westwood who said that „some people adapt themselves to the world, while others adapt the world to themselves. The world goes around because of the latter group.“ Big events in the global arts scene are usually the well publicized ones. It is more difficult, though, to experience events on a smaller scale that capture one’s imagination and linger on. I attended one of the hot new creations – New Museum, opened in Manhattan four months ago. The current exhibition Unmonumental captures the zeitgeist of the beginning of the 21th century – shift from simplicity to complexity, destruction of icons, and fragmentation. All that is a perfect prerequisite for collage, a hot form expression for artists across the board. What’s impressed me most, however, during the past months both...