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| Monogram, 1959, Mixed mediums with taxidermy goat, rubber tire and tennis ball. 42 x 63 x 65 in., Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Rauschenberg is called the “enfant terrible” of the 50s for his
art. He scavenged found materials and combined
them into sculptures. He’s famous for
his black series, his red series, and his Erased
de Kooning Drawing which inspired Thomas Friedman to erase a Playboy
centerfold.
One of Rauschenberg’s first and most famous combines was an assemblage entitled “Monogram” (1959) which consisted of an unlikely set of ready made materials: a tire, a police barrier, the heel of a shoe, a tennis
ball, paint, and a stuffed angora goat standing on a painting as if grazing in a pasture. This pioneering art altered
the course of modern art. The idea of
combining and of noticing combinations of objects and images has remained at
the core of Rauschenberg’s work.
Goggenheim.org & Artnet.com & moma.org & Pbs.org
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