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Art produced by the assembling of disparate elements, often scavenged or bought by the artist. The practice dates back to Picasso's Cubist constructions made from 1912 onwards. It was later adopted by the Surrealists and, more recently, by the Young British Artists.
Text source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd Edition) by Michael Clarke
