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“I refuse to be in this world by myself. I want an open commitment from the rest of the people.”

Quote by Robert Rauschenberg

Book:Robert Rauschenberg, a retrospective

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Robert Rauschenberg, a retrospective

Robert Rauschenberg, a retrospective, is a comprehensive volume that celebrates the life and work of the renowned American artist. The book features a wide array of Rauschenberg's paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works, offering a detailed look at his diverse artistic practice. It includes essays by leading art historians and critics that explore Rauschenberg's impact on the art world and his place within the history of modern art. more

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Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg was an American painter known for his innovative and interdisciplinary works that combined painting, sculpture, photography, and performance art. His style spanned across Abstract Expressionism, Conceptual Art, and Pop Art, profoundly influencing 20th-century art. more

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“Having to be different is the same trap as having to be the same.”

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“I think that in the last twenty years or so, there's been a new kind of honesty in painting where painters have been very proud of paint and have let it behave openly.”

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“I was much happier when I had less responsibility... when my only responsibility was to my work and to myself.”

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“I always have searched for a point of view that a participant could change.”

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“Painting is always strongest when in spite of composition, color, etc., it appears as a fact, or an inevitability, as opposed to a souvenir or arrangement.”

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