Friday, November 25, 2011

What is an 'assemblage'?

Liberty Level
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as·sem·blage   
noun
1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.
2. the act of assembling; state of being assembled.
3. Fine Arts .
a. a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects.
b. a work of art produced by this technique. Compare collage, found object, ready-made ( def. 4 ) .
4. Archaeology . the aggregate of artifacts and other remains found on a site, considered as material evidence in support of a theory concerning the culture or cultures inhabiting it.

Come view a collection of cleverly crafted assemblages made from vintage materials  by Memphis artist JC Graham at the artist's reception on December 2, 2011, from 5 to 8 PM.

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