{"product_id":"robert-rauschenberg-9781633450202","title":"Robert Rauschenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering both a complete overview and fresh perspective of the momentous artist  nearly everything that Rauschenberg tackled in his career is included here  including his printmaking  photography  and famous silkscreen paintings. Interview Magazine The early 1950s  when Robert Rauschenberg launched his career  was the heyday of the heroic gestural painting of Abstract Expressionism. Rauschenberg challenged this tradition  inventing new intermedia forms of art making that shaped the decades to come. Published in conjunction with the inaugural 21st-century retrospective of this defining figure  this book offers fresh perspectives on Rauschenbergs widely celebrated Combines (195464) and silkscreen paintings (196264). It also illuminates lesser-known periods within Rauschenbergs career  including his work of the early 1950s and that from the late 1960s onward  now compelling and prescient to contemporary eyes.  Sixteen short essays by eminent scholars and emerging new writers focus on specific moments within Rauschenbergs career  examining his creative production across an extraordinary range of media. Integrating new scholarship  documentary imagery and archival materials  Robert Rauschenberg is the first comprehensive catalogue of the artists career in 20 years  an important contribution to American cultural and intellectual history across disciplines and a necessary volume for anyone interested in art of the present day.  Over the span of six decades  Robert Rauschenberg (19252008) worked in an astonishing range of mediums including painting  sculpture  prints  photography and performance  and became one of the most transformative figures in postwar American culture. Working alone and in collaboration with artists  dancers  musicians and writers  Rauschenberg produced a vast body of work that continues to resonate today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666214805557,"sku":"ByrdShop_1633450201","price":137.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781633450202.jpg?v=1782423584","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/robert-rauschenberg-9781633450202","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}