Robert Rauschenberg

 

Robert Rauschenberg, “Wall Eyed Carp / ROCI JAPAN”, Acrylic and Fabric Collage on Canvas, 1987, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

“Wall-Eyed Carp” is a fine example of what the artist called a “Combine,” a painting that incorporates everyday objects, in this instance the addition ofa visually striking kite. The painting is more than 20 feet long and is signed below the fish’s tail.

Rauschenberg challenged preconceptions about the boundaries between art and life and profoundly altered the course of art after midcentury.

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