This panel will consider the manifold ways that artists have reimagined and repurposed fragments to tell new stories and challenge established traditions. From the junk aesthetic of assemblage in the 1960s to the use of pilgrimage souvenirs in contemporary art pieces, fragments have been reconstituted as expressions of creativity, resistance, and power. These talks will explore how fragments are reified, transformed and reinterpreted to offer critiques of culture, race, and gender. This panel is moderated by Pietro Rigolo, assistant curator of Modern and Contemporary Collections at the Getty Research Institute.