Robert Rauschenberg and Surrealism: Art, 'Sensibility' and War

by Gavin Parkinson

The art of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) is usually viewed as quite distinct from Surrealism, a movement which the artist himself displayed some hostility towards. However, Rauschenberg had a very positive reception among Surrealists, particularly across the period 1959-69.

In the face of Rauschenberg's avowals of his own 'literalism' and insistence on his art as 'facts, ' this book gathers generous evidence of the poetic, metaphorical,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501358294
• ISBN13: 9781501358296
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 320 Pages