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With a career spanning six decades, Robert Rauschenberg changed art in America and the world. He revolutionized art in the 20th century through his assemblages incorporating found objects and pop culture. The layering of objects and meaning questioned the very idea of art and its boundaries. From painting to sculpture, Rauschenberg’s work occupied a space between Pop and Conceptual art.
This work was exhibited in the final Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI) exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC in 1991. The artist believed in the power of art for social change which led to this self-funded series of exhibitions. Rauschenberg traveled to “sensitive” countries, often where artistic expression had been suppressed, to create dialogues through the creative process. From 1984 to 1991, he traveled to Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, China, Tibet, Japan, Cuba, the USSR, Germany, Malaysia, and finally the USA. While idealistic in its scope to bring the world together, the project was similar to the US promotion of Abstract Expressionism during the Cold War by spreading American culture and values through art.
MoreTop Results at Auction
Comparable Artworks Sold at Auction
- Monumental Rauschenberg from the same period
- Comparable size
- Our piece from 1990 has a clearer subject and brighter colors
- Comparable horizontal format
- Vibrant painting with a great subject, slightly larger than our piece
- Sold for over $2.6 million in 2007, and Rauschenberg’s market has grown