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Robert Rauschenberg, Currents (detail), 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the 2012 Collectors Committee, with additional funds provided by Gail and Tony Ganz © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Exhibition
Rauschenberg: In and About L.A.
11 Aug 2018 – 10 Feb 2019
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 19:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 19:00
- Monday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 20:00
Address
- 5905 Wilshire Blvd
- Los Angeles
California - CA 90036
- United States
Among the most pioneering artists of the last century, Robert Rauschenberg produced a diverse body of work characterized by experimentation, a comprehensive use of mediums and methods, and an embrace of cross-cultural exchange.
About
Although Rauschenberg was born in Texas and lived primarily in New York and Florida, Southern California played a pivotal role in his artistic development. Rauschenberg’s first visit to an art museum was in Los Angeles, while he was stationed at Camp Pendleton (two hours south of the city) in 1944–45. This experience prompted his decision to become an artist, and in the following decades he created some of his most groundbreaking work here.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s Rauschenberg partnered with the L.A. print workshops Gemini G.E.L. and Styria Studio, where he challenged the conventions of printmaking with works such as Booster and his 54-foot-long print Currents. He was also a central participant in LACMA’s Art & Technology program, collaborating with scientists and engineers from Teledyne Technologies. In 1981, Rauschenberg photographed L.A. for his In + Out City Limitsproject, and 17 years later he pictured the metropolis again in his LA Uncovered screenprints.
Featuring a selection of works that Rauschenberg made in and about L.A., this exhibition highlights the city’s indelible impact on his creative output.
