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Assemblage

  • Associated art terms include Appropriation.

Works

12 works online

  • The image shows a framed composition featuring large and small overlapping circles with string elements, set on a greenish-brown background with hints of blue and brown. The circles and strings create a geometric pattern within the rectangular frame. This is an AI generated description. To give feedback, email ai@moma.org.

    Kurt Schwitters Revolving 1919

  • Colorful mixed media assemblage featuring a large red circle with various objects like a small statue, wood pieces, and bright green shapes. Predominant colors are red, green, and yellow. This is an AI generated description. To give feedback, email ai@moma.org.

    Alfonso Ossorio Empty Chair or The Last Colonial 1969

  • A brown, abstract metallic sculpture resembling a guitar is mounted on a white wall. The composition features overlapping shapes and textures. This is an AI generated description. To give feedback, email ai@moma.org.

    Pablo Picasso Guitar Paris, January–February 1914
    On view Gallery 503

  • Bruce Conner. The Box. 1960

    Bruce Conner The Box 1960

  • Daniel Spoerri. Kichka's Breakfast I. 1960

    Daniel Spoerri Kichka's Breakfast I 1960

  • Mixed-media artwork with circular designs and a white bucket featuring the number "5." Predominant colors include orange, green, and brown, with wood and metal elements. This is an AI generated description. To give feedback, email ai@moma.org.

    Mokuma Kikuhata Roulette: Number Five 1964

  • Rachel Harrison. Alexander the Great. 2007

    Rachel Harrison Alexander the Great 2007

  • Huma Bhabha. Bleekmen. 2010

    Huma Bhabha Bleekmen 2010

  • Marcel Broodthaers. Gas Stove. 1968-70

    Marcel Broodthaers Gas Stove 1968-70

  • Mixed media artwork on a tall canvas with vivid splashes of blue, red, and orange. Features abstract textured elements and a variety of objects attached to the canvas. This is an AI generated description. To give feedback, email ai@moma.org.

    Niki de Saint Phalle Shooting Painting American Embassy 1961
    On view Gallery 408

  • John Outterbridge. Broken Dance, Ethnic Heritage Series. c. 1978-82

    John Outterbridge Broken Dance, Ethnic Heritage Series c. 1978-82
    On view Gallery 408

  • Noah Purifoy. Unknown. 1967

    Noah Purifoy Unknown 1967

Magazine

  • Roving Spirits of Wonder: Betye Saar, Joseph Cornell, and the Art of Friendship

    Two esteemed writers, critics, and longtime friends walk into a museum…
    Margo Jefferson, Elizabeth KendallOct 2, 2025
  • Magazine Podcast

    Ten Minutes with Mabel O. Wilson: On Found Materials

    Hear the artist’s niece talk about how John Outterbridge brought new life to old materials.
    Mabel O. WilsonOct 20, 2022
  • UNIQLO ArtSpeaks

    Francis Estrada on Alfonso Ossorio’s Empty Chair or The Last Colonial

    When painting proved insufficient, Ossorio turned to “congregations” of objects to convey his thoughts.
    Jul 15, 2022
  • In Detail

    Reception Points: Sari Dienes’s Tomb

    Close looking reveals the process and enduring mysteries behind an artwork partially made in a cemetery.
    Samantha Friedman, Erika MosierMay 27, 2021
  • Associated art terms include Appropriation.

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