Art History

Through sustained critical attention in major newspapers and inclusion in leading art history publications, Mir’s collages have become part of the broader narrative of contemporary art. They are widely seen as emblematic of an era in which artists draw freely on the past while engaging with global media and scientific exploration, securing Mir’s place within the established canon of recent art history.

Interior view of the art gallery at M-Museum Leuven with Aleksandra Mir's framed space artworks displayed on the walls. Track lighting illuminates the artwork, the wooden floors and white walls..

Exhibition History

Views from M - Museum, Leuven, Whitney Museum of American Art,
San José Museum of Art
and numerous other international exhibitions

Display case with catholic art for sale, religious figures, orthodox icons, and christian artwork, including Christian figures such as Jesus, saints, the virgin mary and angels. A good example of spiritual faith art available in Palermo Sicily.

Aleksandra Mir’s original collages were exhibited internationally in galleries and museums, performed live at art festivals and appeared in the Pantaleone Catholic shop window in Palermo, Sicily, where they originated.

A white wall with many framed religious and space-themed original artworks arranging a collage wall. The images include depictions of the Virgin Mary, angels, celestial scenes, astronauts, space art and old paintings of Jesus Christ.
An art gallery featuring a white wall with various framed artworks, a smaller niche with a collage, beige carpeted floor, and modern minimalist interior. Installation of an art exhibition with christian art by Aleksandra Mir at Galeria Joan Prats.
A large audience is watching a presentation or performance in a dimly lit room. A large projected image of a religious artwork, featuring a woman with long hair holding a child, is displayed on the wall. There are a few people at the front, with some operating equipment and cameras.
Gallery wall with various framed photographs and artwork displayed on a gray wall. Installation of an art exhibition by Artist Aleksandra Mir at Kunsthaus Graz
Wall decorated with various religious and space-themed posters, including images of Jesus, Mary, planets, rockets, and clouds, with a white desk and computer on the right side.
A row of religious paintings displayed on a red gallery wall. Installation of an art exhibition by Artist Aleksandra Mir at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
An audience seated in a dimly lit room watching a projection of a classical painting of a woman with wings, standing outdoors, with a small child.

God is design
Group exhibition curated by Neville Wakefield
29 March – 31 May 2008
Galpao Fortes Vilaca, São Paulo

The Dream and The Promise
Solo exhibition
30 Sept – 21 Nov 2009
Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Catch Me! Grasping Speed
Group exhibition curated by Katrin Bucher Trantow
5 Feb - 25 April 2010
Kunsthaus Graz

The Seduction of Galileo Galilei
Solo exhibition curated by Chrissy Iles and Carter Foster
20 Oct 2011 - 19 Feb 2012
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

The Dream and the Promise
Solo exhibition
10 April - 15 May 2010
Gavlak, Palm Beach

The Space Age
Solo exhibition on the Invitation of Eva Wittocx
28 Nov 2013 - 16 Feb 2014
M - Museum Leuven

The Dream and The Promise
Performance Curated by Nahum Mantra
17 - 19 Sept 2015
KOSMICA, Laboratorio Arte Alameda, Mexico City

Il Sogno e la Promessa, Solo exhibition
16 March - 15 April 2010
Magazzino d’Arte Moderna, Rome

Unbound Thoughts
Group exhibition curated by James Jernigan
18 Feb - 10 April 2010
James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe

Face Your Demons
Group exhibition
12 May - 24 June 2010
Milliken Gallery, Stockholm

Natural Renditions
Group exhibition curated by Diana Campbell and Eric Gleason
3 June - 9 July 2010
Marlborough Gallery, New York

Christmas in July
Group exhibition curated by Simon Castets
1 - 31 July 2010
Yvon Lambert, New York

Retro Tech
Group exhibition curated by Kristen Evangelista
22 July 2010 – 6 Feb 2011
San José Museum of Art

Build Your Own World
Biennial curated by Scott Kildall and Victoria Scott
16 - 20 Sept 2010
San José Convention Center

Italian Journey
Group exhibition curated by Ludovico Pratesi
2 Oct 2010 - 9 Jan 2011
Palazzo Fabroni Arti Visive Contemporanee, Pistoia

The Seduction of Galileo Galilei
Solo exhibition curated by Sarah Robayo-Sheridan
18 June - 6 Aug 2011
Mercer Union, Toronto

Discursive Variants. MUSAC Collection III
7 May - 4 September 2016
Curated by Augustin Perez Rubio
MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León

Laboratory of the Future
Group exhibition curated by
21 June 2011 – 15 January 2012
CCA Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw

Star City: The Future Under Communism
Group exhibition curated by Alex Farquharson
13 Feb - 10 April 2010
in conjunction with
The Futurological Congress
12 Feb 2010
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham

Il bel paese dell' arte
Group exhibition curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio and Maria Cristina Rodeschini
28 Sept 2011 - 19 Feb 2012
GAMEC - Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bergamo

Souvenir
Group exhibition curated by Lucie Fontaine
22 June - 27 July 2013
Galerie Perrotin, Paris

Party with us - 10 years later
Group exhibition curated by Valentina Bruschi
27 Sept - 15 Dec 2013
Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea, Palermo

They used to call it the Moon
Group exhibition curated by Alessandro Vincentelli
25 April - 29 June 2014
BALTIC39, Newcastle upon Tyne

In the Beginning / End States
Group exhibition curated by Seth Sgobarti and Thomas Arnold
15 May - 21 June 2014
Sgobarti Projects, NYC

Father Figures Are Hard to Find
Group exhibition curated by Alicia Agustín, Markues Aviv, Raoul Klooker and Vince Tillotson
19 March - 1 May 2016
nGbK Kunstverein, Berlin

The Passion
Group exhibition
Hall Art Foundation
April 2019 - March 2020
Derneburg

This is Us. A Capsule to Space
PhEST – International Festival of Photography and Art
Organized by Giovanni Triolo
8 Aug - 16 Nov, 2025
Monopoli

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American Gothic
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Two astronauts with the faces of Mary and Jesus Chris. This striking Fine Art Print reproduces an original hand-cut antique paper collage by the artist Aleksandra Mir.

The cleverly constructed collage and its title plays on Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting American Gothic — but instead of a stern farmer and his wife standing before a Gothic-style house, we have two figures in gleaming silver NASA spacesuits from the early space age (Gemini-era, circa 1960s). Inside the helmet visors, replacing the astronauts' faces, are collaged Renaissance portraits from devotional religious paintings — The Madonna and Jesus Christ.

Aleksandra Mir has transported Wood’s original farm worker and his wife from rural America into the space race, and replaced their very identities with Old World sacred imagery. It's a witty commentary on American ambition, technology as a new religion, and the collision of the sacred and the scientific.

Giclée pigment ink on Hahnemühle German Etching paper results in a superior quality print with exceptional detail, vibrant color accuracy, and long-term durability. The fresh print reproduces an aged authentic patina and the imprint of the artist’s hand-crafted marks.

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The Sleeping
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A Renaissance-style Madonna and her Child admire a Space Shuttle launch — the brilliant orange and red explosion of ignition filling the scene with light and fire. Remarkably, the Madonna's outstretched hand appears to be touching the shuttle, and the Christ child reaches toward the flames — as if blessing or directing the launch. This powerful Fine Art Print reproduces an original hand-cut antique paper collage by Aleksandra Mir.

The new artwork combines source materials from antique religious and modern scientific imagery into a new physical and fantastical reality. The sleeping child of the title becomes the awakening of human technological ambition. The serene, monochrome devotional world of the engraving is violently and beautifully interrupted by colour, fire and modernity. The Madonna appears not alarmed but composed — as though she has always known this moment was coming.

Giclée pigment ink on Hahnemühle German Etching paper achieves a superior quality print with exceptional detail, vibrant color accuracy, and long-term durability. The fresh print reproduces an aged authentic patina and the imprint of the artist’s hand-crafted marks.

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Astronaut
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An astronaut with the face of a Saint has landed on the Moon. This is a Fine Art Print of an original hand-cut paper collage by Aleksandra Mir.

The new artwork combines source materials from antique religious and modern scientific imagery into a new physical and fantastical reality. The collage combines an iconic NASA Apollo-era photograph with a Renaissance-era painting. Both the Renaissance church and NASA's space programme represent the greatest collective ambitions of their respective ages — one reaching toward God, the other toward the cosmos. Both demanded total devotion, sacrifice, and the marshalling of the finest human minds and resources of their time. Both produced objects of transcendent beauty in the process. The saint and the astronaut are mirror images across five centuries.

By placing one inside the other, the work asks: have we simply replaced one form of devotion with another? Or were they always the same impulse — the human need to reach beyond the known world toward something greater than ourselves? The contrast between the technical, industrial spacesuit and the serene, almost meditative expression of the painterly saint’s face is quietly profound. It suggests innocence, wonder, or perhaps the inner life behind great human endeavour.

Giclée pigment ink on Hahnemühle German Etching paper achieves a superior quality print with exceptional detail, vibrant color accuracy, and long-term durability. The fresh print reproduces an aged authentic patina and the imprint of the artist’s hand-crafted marks.

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· Limited Edition. 100 ·
· Certificate of Authenticity ·
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Aleksandra Prints are museum-quality reproductions of original hand-cut antique paper collages by artist Aleksandra Mir, created in her Palermo, Sicily studio in 2007–2009 and exhibited internationally for two decades.

    Aleksandra Prints started on the initiative of an audience member who discovered the original artworks in an exhibition and asked for affordable reproductions.

    What is a collage?

    A collage combines elements from different sources into a new image and physical reality.

    The materials for these collages were sourced from antique dealers and second-hand bookshops. As such, the fresh print reproduces a patina with authentic wear and tear.

    Furthermore, in creating the collages, the artist sliced and tore through the source materials leaving the imprint of her hand-crafted marks.

    100% human-made. No AI was used in the creation of these artworks.

  • Giclée print on Hahnemühle German Etching paper

    Giclée (pronounced "g-clay") comes from the French gicler — "to spray." The process uses high-resolution inkjet printing, pigment-based inks and acid free papers to deliver a superior quality print with exceptional detail, vibrant colour accuracy, and lasting durability.

    Hahnemühle German Etching is a traditional mould-made copperplate paper. Crafted from 100% alpha cellulose, it has a distinctively velvety feel and fine felt texture that brings images to life with a striking three-dimensional depth. Acid- and lignin-free, it meets the highest standards of age resistance.

  • Aleksandra Prints come in three standard formats, Small, Medium and Large:

    A4 (S) – 21 x 30cm / 8.3 x 11.7"
    A3 (M) – 30 x 42cm / 11.7 x 16.5"
    A2 (L) – 42 x 59cm / 16.5 x 23.4"

    Please note that each original collage was created in a unique format and the image areas within the prints therefore slightly vary. The image areas are surrounded by white space to create the uniform print formats: A2, A3 or A4.

    You can keep the white space, extend it with a mat or crop it out when framing.

  • Aleksandra Prints are only available from this website, www.aleksandraprints.com

    Each print comes with a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity that holds a 3D embossing.

    We are able to confirm the first sale provenance of every print.

  • Aleksandra Prints does not offer framing because shipping artwork behind glass is both risky and expensive. It is much better to have your print framed closer to home.

    We recommend these three style options:

    Minimalist – A ‘frameless’ clip frame in glass or acrylic in standard A4, A3 or A2 formats that match the prints sizes exactly. These type of frames are easily available in shops and can be ordered online.

    Mediumalist – Adding a larger white or colored mat to extend the white space around the image area up to any preferred size. This framing method protects the print by allowing some air between print and glass. Select any custom-sized frame and profile from a framer of your choice.

    Maximalist - New or antique Gold, Bronze or Silver custom made frames with a different profile for each print. Visit a local framer to explore their profiles or source frames from markets and antique shops.

  • Aleksandra Prints offers FREE shipping worldwide.

    Our prints are produced in and shipped from the United Kingdom by Royal Mail.

    Production & Delivery:
    (UK) 7 days
    (EU/USA) 14 days
    (Rest of the World) Pending Location.

    Tracking: All orders are dispatched within 48 hours. As soon as a print is shipped you will receive an email with tracking details for your order.

    Customs Fees & Taxes:

    UK orders: No VAT.
    USA orders:
    No sales tax or tariffs.

    EU orders may be subject to local import VAT and a small customs handling fee payable on delivery. These charges are set by your country’s customs/courier and are not collected by us. The commodity code 4911 91 00 refers to pictures under the category of printed matter with a charge that can vary between ~7–27% of the order value. Please refer to your local customs office for the exact rate.

    Some countries — including Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, South Africa, Chile, Mexico, and others — may charge import duties, VAT, or customs clearance fees. These are not included in your payment and must be paid by the recipient upon delivery.

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  • Return Policy

    All sales are final. Each print is made to order and numbered exclusively for you, so we are unable to accept returns. But if anything arrives damaged, we will make it right.

    We offer replacement prints if the product arrives damaged or is significantly delayed (postage delays which could be considered normal, or delays due to items being held up in customs will not be refunded).

    Significant Delays

    Although most orders arrive without any issue, some can be delayed. We will do our best to help find out what the issue is, but only after these times have passed can we make a claim with Royal Mail for loss and offer a replacement:

    UK: 10 days
    Europe: 25 days
    Rest of the World: 32 days

    Damaged prints

    In the unlikely event the print arrives to you damaged, we will send a replacement free of charge. To arrange this please contact us within max 2 days with photos of the damaged print and its packaging.

    We value your custom and thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

  • Aleksandra Prints are produced in the UK by a small 100% carbon neutral print facility, which means they minimise energy usage, use renewables, and offset the remaining emissions by investing in renewable energy projects.

    Our paper manufacturer only use resources from sustainable forest management areas. This programme ensures the preservation and protection of biodiversity, the renewal of the forests habitats and decreasing of the impacts of exploitation of forest areas for future generations.

    All the packaging used for our customer orders are a mixture of sustainably sourced, recyclable or biodegradable materials.