The word "fragmentation" frequently appears in today’s public discourse. It is used to describe a world that is characterized by everything from political polarization and fractured communities to insidious algorithms that leave us in a state of constant distraction. At the same time, fragmentation is a vital strategy in today’s art, with origins in the collages and montages of the avant-garde.
This exhibition brings together works from The Fredriksen Family Collection that examine fragmentation as a theme and technique in global contemporary art. The artists break up something whole and then reassemble the fragments to create new forms. Many different techniques are used to create these works, such as cutting, grinding, folding, taping, gluing, and sampling – or even the application of flocking algorithms.