Robert Rauschenberg -

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Résumé :
Robert Rauschenberg is a work of collaborative oral biography that tells the story of one of the twentieth century's great artists through a series of interviews with key figures in his life--family, friends, former lovers, professional associates, studio assistants, and collaborators. The oral historian Sara Sinclair artfully puts the narrators' reminiscences in conversation, with a focus on the relationship between Rauschenberg's intense social life and his art. The book opens with a prologue by Rauschenberg's sister and then shifts to New York City's 1950s and '60s art scene, populated by the luminaries of abstract expressionism. It follows Rauschenberg's eventual move to Florida's Captiva Island and his trips across the globe, illuminating his inner life and its effect on his and others' art.

Biographie:
Edited by Sara Sinclair with Peter Bearman and Mary Marshall Clark

Sommaire:
Preface
Reader?s Guide
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Small World
2. Collaborations
3. 381 Lafayette Street
4. Captiva
5. Travelogue
6. Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI)
7. Curating and Installations
8. An Expanding American Art Market
9. No One Wanted It to End
Network Diagrams
Narrators
Notes
Index