Robert Rauschenberg died Monday night (May 12, 2008) at the age of 82. First, Albert Hofmann (d. April 29, 2008), now Rauschenberg: this year has already seen the passing of a few of the great minds of the 20th century. Rauschenberg's art truly mediated the evolution from Abstract Expressionism's formal concerns to Pop Art's inclusion of everyday references. I joked many times, while working on my thesis, that I was going to track him down (he lived just South of Sarasota) and ask him to be my mentor.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
RIP Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg died Monday night (May 12, 2008) at the age of 82. First, Albert Hofmann (d. April 29, 2008), now Rauschenberg: this year has already seen the passing of a few of the great minds of the 20th century. Rauschenberg's art truly mediated the evolution from Abstract Expressionism's formal concerns to Pop Art's inclusion of everyday references. I joked many times, while working on my thesis, that I was going to track him down (he lived just South of Sarasota) and ask him to be my mentor.
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