Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of the Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation features more than 200 prints by contemporary women artists who employ a strategy of fragmentation—the taking apart and reconstituting of ideas and objects—as part of their artistic process.

Some of the works focus their attention on the human body. Other artists leverage their experiences of the contemporary city to rearrange elements of the urban landscape to better capture the vibrancy of daily life. A notable strength of the exhibition is its focus on women artists of color who have long been underrepresented museum collections and exhibitions.

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Featured Artwork: Swoon (Caledonia Curry), Thalassa, 2020; Silkscreen with hand-painted acrylic gouache colors on paper mounted to wooden door, 77 × 30 x 1 in.; Collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation; Photo: Aaron Wessling Photography.

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Jordan Schnitzer is a renowned art collector who started collecting contemporary art at age 14. With a collection that exceeds 20,000 works and includes many of today’s leading contemporary artists, it has grown to be one of the country’s largest and finest private collections—particularly famous for its expansive collection of prints and multiples. His foundation, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, generously lends works to qualified institutions and has organized more than 160 exhibitions of art from his collections, which have been exhibited in over 120 museums. To learn more about the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, please visit: jordanschnitzer.org.

“Waking up each day without art around me would be like waking up without the sun. When you live with art around you, your mind and soul are filled with the beauty of life and the creativity of the human spirit.” - Jordan Schnitzer