Robert Rauschenberg

Born: 1925

in Port Arthur (USA).

He died in 2008 in Captiva (USA).

Robert Rauschenberg was one of the forerunners of pop art, famous for his Combines series that mix collected objects with abstraction. His work in painting, engraving, photography, choreography and music played with the boundaries between art and life. While studying at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, he met Merce Cunningham and John Cage, with whom he created Untitled Event (1952), a performance that became mythical on New York’s emerging “actions” and
“happenings” scene. Also in New York, he participated in Judson Dance Theater in the early 1960s, creating many important “happenings”. He collaborated on numerous choreographic works, creating sets and costumes for Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown.

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