{"product_id":"robert-rauschenberg-robert-rauschenberg-9781633450202","title":"Robert Rauschenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Offering 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.\" -\u003ci\u003eInterview Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 Rauschenberg's widely celebrated \u003cem\u003eCombines\u003c\/em\u003e (1954-64) and silkscreen paintings (1962-64). It also illuminates lesser-known periods within Rauschenberg's career, including his work of the early 1950s and that from the late 1960s onward, now compelling and prescient to contemporary eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen short essays by eminent scholars and emerging new writers focus on specific moments within Rauschenberg's career, examining his creative production across an extraordinary range of media. Integrating new scholarship, documentary imagery and archival materials, \u003cem\u003eRobert Rauschenberg\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive catalogue of the artist's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the span of six decades, \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Rauschenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e (1925-2008) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Rauschenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633450201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633450202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.30h x 9.70w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Robert Rauschenberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047521382655,"sku":"9781633450202","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2787775-3782-424d-a4f3-32734407bef1.jpg?v=1684990690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robert-rauschenberg-robert-rauschenberg-9781633450202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}