Uh, ok - so where's the "art?"
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I think you might have to be from Texas, and even coastal, oil industry dominated Texas to understand how much Rauschenberg's work flowered out of a yearning to get beyond those limited provincial philistine beginnings. And yet, you can see them in his work, as a sort of ground to fly away from. Nobody ever made the ugliest sort of refuse more beautiful than he did.
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I believe you would refer to Robert as bi-sexual. Early in his life he loved women and he children. Later in his life he found love with other men. To me, this evolution speaks through his work and provides perspective while viewing. He is my favorite forever. Canyon when I viewed when it was at The Met opened my eyes to his art. I’m forever a fan. Now I’ve got to find a group to travel to LA and see this.
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@Joy
Uh...you are free to believe whatever you wish, but Rauschenberg was gay. He was married to a woman for three years, during which time he and his wife had a son. But it soon became obvious to both that his attraction to men superseded his love for her.
He traveled extensively with his lover, Cy Twombly, and then had a six year relationship with Jasper Johns, all before 1960. All before he was 35.
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The under-appreciation of the late work of great artists is, I'm afraid, extremely common. (I guess that's why they say one is "ahead of one's time.") I really love Roslyn Sulcas's concluding sentence and I enthusiastically agree that Bob's work, like Bob himself, is about making the whole world personal.
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This is really beautiful. Extra large format was used by Monet, too, as was by Picasso in Guernica. I think the form then becomes a significant part of the message and a statement in itself.
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I believe "The 1/4 Mile or 2 Furlong Piece" was also shown in its entirety in 1999 at MASSMOCA.
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I love R Rauschenberg's work.
But imagine how many others' works could fit upon that stretch--women, people of color, LGBTQ.
He had a great career and plenty of publicity. Isn't it time the art world caught up to the rest of the world?
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@albval I think that after June 9 there will be ample opportunities for that, don't you? Not to mention, there are many other museums and galleries representing artists who you would prefer seeing. If you can't travel to them, you can visit their websites and on-line galleries.
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@albval I think that after June 9 there will be ample opportunities for that, don't you? Not to mention, there are many other museums and galleries representing artists who you would prefer seeing. If you can't travel to them, you can visit their websites and on-line galleries.
I would also like to point out that Rauschenberg WAS a gay artist.
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@albval
Also, whether mentioned or not, Rauschenberg was gay.
This is an exhibit by an LGBTQ artist.
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