Robert Rauschenberg : Cardboards and Related Pieces

Helfenstein, Josef; Yve-Alain Bois and Clare Elliott

ISBN 10: 0300123787 / ISBN 13: 9780300123784

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2007

About this Item

152 pages with 149 illustrations 47 in color. Still in shrink-wrap. Introduction by Dr. Josef Helfenstein, Director of the Menil Collection, Houston, Texas. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from The Menil Collection, Houston TX February 23-May 13, 2007. Selected Exhibition List. Selected Bibliography. Index of Works.

Seller Inventory # 024140

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robert Rauschenberg : Cardboards and Related Pieces
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300123787
• ISBN 13: 9780300123784
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Condition
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art: Sculpture
  • Art: Pop Art
  • Art: Monographs

About this title

Synopsis

The first comprehensive look at Rauschenberg’s Cardboard series, a previously unexplored realm of the artist’s oeuvre

Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925) began to investigate the boundaries between painting and sculpture in the 1950s, working with a variety of found objects in his Combine paintings and freestanding Combines. Later, in his Cardboard series (1971–72), he confined himself to the use of cardboard boxes, eliminating virtually all imagery, reducing the palette to a near monochrome, and commenting in subtle ways on the materialism and disposability of modern life. This book is the first to focus exclusively on Rauschenberg’s rarely seen Cardboards, along with related works from his Made in Tampa Clay, Cardbirds, Egyptian, and Venetian series. Approximately eighty-eight Cardboards and related sculptural pieces, many from the artist’s personal collection, are reproduced in the book. Full provenance and exhibition history are provided for each work, along with a complete bibliography. In addition, distinguished scholar Yve-Alain Bois offers an insightful essay that discusses the Cardboards and situates these lesser-known but critical pieces within the context of Rauschenberg’s long and creative career.

Distributed for The Menil Collection

Exhibition Schedule:

The Menil Collection, Houston (February 23 – May 13, 2007)

About the Author

Yve-Alain Bois is professor, School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. Josef Helfenstein is director and Clare Elliott is assistant curator, both at The Menil Collection, Houston.