Rauschenberg by Leah Dickerman
In the mid-1950s, declaring there is no reason not to consider the world as a gigantic painting, Robert Rauschenberg began a series of radical experiments with what he called Combines, a term he coined to describe works that fused cast-off items like quilts or rubber tires with traditional supports. Canyon (1959), one of the artist's best-known Combines, is a large canvas affixed with paper, fabric, metal, personal photographs, wood, mirrors and one very striking object: a large stuffed bald eagle, wings outstretched, carrying a drooping pillow, and balanced upon a wooden plank jutting out from the canvas. Canyon is one of six Combines in MoMA's collection, and a landmark work that helped to revolutionize art in the postwar period. An essay by curator Leah Dickerman explores the legacy of this extraordinary piece, and places it within a key period in Rauschenberg's career.
Leah Dickerman has been Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art since 2008. Her scholarship on the historical avant-garde appears in a broad range of publications. She earned her doctorate in art history from Columbia University, and has held faculty teaching positions at Stanford University and the University of Delaware.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780870708947 |
| ISBN 10 | 0870708945 |
| Title | Rauschenberg |
| Author | Leah Dickerman |
| Series | Moma One On One Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Museum of Modern Art |
| Year published | 2014-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
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