Most famous for his groundbreaking "Combin es"&mdash\;painting and sculpture hybrids that often incorporated everyday objects&mdash\;American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) created wi thin a range of mediums\, including collage\, performance\, photography\, and printmaking. But a connective tissue through it all was his fascinatio n with flight. The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the flight motif across his work\, spanning birds\, insects\, aviation\, spaceflight\, sensory ex periences\, and metaphors for his own life.
\nMore than 150 images r eveal the vibrant scope of his work\, from lithographs inspired by the Apo llo 11 launch that NASA invited him to witness and document\, to a Combine featuring a taxidermied eagle that evokes Roman mythology. Nine accompany ing essays reflect on his many flight themes and subtleties that might oth erwise be overlooked. The book also includes archival photographs and pers onal papers from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
\nRegister now for the chance to view art history through the unique prism of flight.&nbs p\;
\nAbout the Author:
\nCarolyn Russo is curator of the art collection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. She has lec tured internationally on the subject of art and flight and is the author o f several publications including The Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing t he Art of Flight\, Art of the Airport Tower\, In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight\, and Women and Flight: Portraits of Contemporary Women Pilots.< /p>\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/17443856 URL;VALUE=URI:https://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/17443856 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/lacountylibrary/Carolyn_Ru sso.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR