Assemblage

An assemblage is an archaeological term meaning a group of different artefactss found in association with one another, that is, in the same context. Where similar assemblages are found to be consistently present within a limited time period and area, they can be said to represent a culture. Where the content of the assemblages relates only to one product, they are more correctly termed an industry.

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Assemblage is also a general art term that can be sued to describe many different art forms, and movements. The most prominent of these is Collage, and its close cousin Decollage. Collage as a technique was used by many diffrent art groups since the begining of the modern age. Including Cubism, Color Field, Constructivism, and various postmodern disciplines. An assemblage can be made of paper, fabric, photos, or in the case of much of Robert Rauschenburg's work, even three dimensional objects.