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Robert Rauschenberg
(United States of America 1925–2008)
- Title
- 31100/ new born/ Indian river/ planters/ snow
- Year
- 1971
- Media category
- Assemblage
- Materials used
- cardboard on plywood
- Dimensions
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254.0 x 158.0 x 41.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program - Accession number
- 185.2010.a-b
- Copyright
- © Robert Rauschenberg/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
In 1970 Rauschenberg moved from New York to Captiva Island in Florida. Here he set out to break with his formerly urban themes, but rather than becoming interested in the natural materials in his new environment, he began to make use of commonplace cardboard boxes. Rauschenberg usually flattened out the boxes, revealing the structural elements of their original form. Occasionally colour was applied and different boxes assembled into one piece. Boxes are associated with transport and movement, as well as past function and trade. They also carry the evidence of a simple geometric logic of folding, including crosses and, sometimes – as with Rauschenberg’s ‘cardbirds’ – bird-like forms.
- Bibliography (8)
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Wayne Tunnicliffe (New Zealand; Australia) (Editor), John Kaldor Family Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2011, 47, 50-51 (colour illus.). illustration on page 50 is a detail
Adam Free (Australia) (Author), Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Adelaide, 2003, 21 (colour illus.), 61. illustration on page 21 is an installation view
Yve-Alain Bois, Menil Collection (United States of America) (Author), Robert Rauschenberg: cardboards and related pieces, 2007, 95 (illus.). cat.21, not exhibited, illustrated in the catalogue
Nicholas Baume (Australia) (Author), Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia, estab. 1989), From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, 1995, 58 (illus.), 86.
Mary Lynn Kotz (Author), Rauschenberg, art and life, AUT, 1990, 185.
Dieter Ruckhaberle, Tate Gallery (England), Robert Rauschenberg, 1981. cat.no.45
Staatliche Kunsthalle Berlin (Germany) (Author), Robert Rauschenberg: Werke 1950-1980, 1980.
Musée d'art et d'industrie (France) (Author), Rauschenberg, 1974.
- Exhibition history (6)
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Rauschenberg, Musée d'art et d'industrie, Jan 1974–Jan 1974.
Robert Rauschenberg: Werke 1950-1980, Staatliche Kunsthalle Berlin, 23 Mar 1980–04 May 1980.
Robert Rauschenberg: Werke 1950-1980, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, 06 Jun 1980–13 Jul 1980.
Robert Rauschenberg, Tate Gallery, 1981–1981.
From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, 12 Dec 1995–17 Mar 1996.
Journey to Now: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, 18 Apr 2003–06 Jul 2003.
