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19/5/2006

Robert Rauschenberg

Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA, Los Angeles

A variety of programs-including a conversation with the artist, classes, teen events, family workshops, and lectures-are planned in conjunction with Robert Rauschenberg: Combines (May 21-September 4, 2006) at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Grand Avenue (250 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles).

Robert Rauschenberg: Combines is the first major exhibition devoted solely to the most influential and groundbreaking works of one of America’s greatest contemporary artists. Organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, the exhibition features more than 70 works drawn from public and private collections worldwide, including 11 from MOCA—the largest such grouping in any public institution. Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925) invented the Combine—a hybrid medium best described as wall-hung and freestanding work that combines painting and sculpture. It was in his Combines—created during a fertile 10-year period in the artist’s long, extraordinary career—that Rauschenberg reimagined the medium of collage, incorporating everyday objects, but doing it on a scale, and with an aggressive three-dimensionality, that breaks rather than encourages illusion. The Combines take this aesthetic to an exhilarating extreme, with many of them moving off the wall altogether to become freestanding objects, through a process the artist called assemblage. Rauschenberg was unbound in the materials he chose to bring together, from the newspaper clippings and photographs that the Cubists, Dadaists, and Surrealists used, to a magnificent junkyard of detritus—Coca-Cola bottles, pinup girls cut from magazines, rubber tires, and taxidermied animals are a small representation. It is no exaggeration to say that Rauschenberg redefined American art when he invented the Combines.

MOCA kicks off this remarkable series of programs accompanying the exhibition with a conversation between Robert Rauschenberg; Calvin Tomkins, celebrated critic and author of Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg; and exhibition organizer and MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, on Sunday, May 21, 2006, 3pm, Pacific Design Center Silver Screen Theater. A booksigning will follow at ART CATALOGUES at MOCA Pacific Design Center, adjacent to the theater.

In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be three rare opportunities to investigate Rauschenberg’s multi-variant mode of creativity. Robert Rauschenberg: Combines curatorial research assistant and Getty Museum lecturer Mary Beth Carosello will offer a special 3-day course exploring Rauschenberg’s work on June 10, 17, and 24 at MOCA Grand Avenue. The class will include an extensive examination of the exhibition, supplemented with slide lectures. David McDonald, recipient of the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, will be teaching a special UCLA Extension studio arts workshop entitled Taking a Chance: The Intersection of Painting and Sculpture, on Saturdays, beginning July 8 and continuing through August 12. The course will look closely at the work of Rauschenberg and the ideas of collage, abstract painting, chance operations, and the use of everyday objects in visual art. Novelist and Stegner Fellow at Stanford University Maria Hummel will teach a special creative writing workshop on Saturday, August 19, 10am-4pm at MOCA Grand Avenue. Writers will have the opportunity to study Rauschenberg’s experiments with form and materials through a private exhibition tour, and then use their own imagination to write in three dimensions—with sensory power, insight, and surprise.

MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C will offer informal discussions on Robert Rauschenberg: Combines by scholars and arts professionals. The first talk will feature Tom Crow, the director of the Getty Research Institute and professor of modern European and American Art at the University of Southern California, on Thursday, May 25 at 6:30pm. Crow will discuss Autobiography and Allegory in Robert Rauschenberg’s Combines. Later MOCA Art Talks will feature Paul Schimmel, chief curator of MOCA and the curator of the exhibition; Roni Feinstein, an independent curator and critic; Brandon Joseph, associate professor of art history at the University of California Irvine (UCI) School of Humanities; Rachel Rosenthal, an internationally recognized interdisciplinary artist; and Mary Beth Carosello, the Robert Rauschenberg: Combines curatorial research assistant and Getty Museum lecturer. All MOCA Art Talks are FREE with museum admission.

Program:

Conversations SOLD OUT Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 3pm—Silver Screen Theater, Pacific Design Center, adjacent to MOCA at the Pacific Design Center A Conversation between Robert Rauschenberg, Calvin Tomkins and Paul Schimmel On the occasion of the opening of Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, MOCA is honored to present the artist and author together. A signing of the new edition of Tomkins’s book Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg follows at ART CATALOGUES, MOCA at the Pacific Design Center. Seating at this free event is SOLD OUT. INFO 213/633-5373

Classes

Saturdays June 10, 17, and 24, 10am-12:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Rauschenberg Short Course In conjunction with Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, MOCA presents a special 3-session course exploring Rauschenberg’s work. The class will include an extensive examination of the exhibition, supplemented with slide lectures. The instructor is Mary Beth Carosello, Robert Rauschenberg: Combines curatorial research assistant and Getty Museum lecturer. $120 general; $100 MOCA members. INFO 213/621-1745 or email education@moca.org.

Saturdays, July 8-August 12, 10am-1pm—Multiple Locations (See below)

Taking a Chance: The Intersection of Painting and Sculpture 855.36 Art 1.8 CEU $275/$225 Offered in conjunction with the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, UCLA Extension presents a course designed to explore the intersection of painting and sculpture, and high culture and pop culture. This special studio arts workshop looks closely at the work of Robert Rauschenberg and the methods of collage, abstract painting, chance operations, and the use of everyday objects in visual art. The first class session consists of a guided tour of the exhibition at MOCA with a discussion of key selections. During the next five sessions, students meet in UCLA Extension’s Westwood art studio to work on projects influenced by their impressions of the exhibition and the artist. Enrollment Limited. Early Enrollment Advised. Reg # S2546B $275 (General Public); Reg # S2718B $225 (MOCA members) Saturday, July 8, 10am-1pm, Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art Saturday, July 15-August 12, 10am-1pm, Westwood: Room 321, 1010 Westwood Center Teacher: David McDonald, MFA, artist who has been exhibiting his work for over 15 years throughout the U.S. and Europe. McDonald worked in the Department of Education at MOCA for 10 years and has taught numerous workshops on a variety of areas in contemporary art. He recently received a prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.

Saturday, August 19, 10am-4pm—MOCA Grand Avenue

Writing in Three Dimensions Robert Rauschenberg’s Combines injected a burst of fresh energy and invention into the art world. In this creative writing class, you can study his experiments with form and materials in a private exhibition tour, and then try your own hand at writing in three dimensions—with sensory power, insight, and surprise. Exercises include “found" poems, object-inspired story games, and more. Instructor: Maria Hummel, novelist, Stegner Fellow at Stanford University $70 general; $55 MOCA Members. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org

MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C

MOCA Art Talks Presented by Gallery C are informal discussions on current exhibitions led by arts professionals. The talks take place in the exhibition galleries unless otherwise noted. Attendance is free with museum admission and no reservations are required.

Thursday, May 25 at 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium

Thomas Crow Thomas Crow, the director of the Getty Research Institute and professor of modern European and American Art at the University of Southern California, will speak about Autobiography and Allegory in Robert Rauschenberg’s Combines. FREE. INFO 213/621-1745

Thursday, June 1 at 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditoriumv Rachel Rosenthal Rachel Rosenthal—artistic director and performer with The Rachel Rosenthal Company—is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary artist whose body of work spans a 50-year period. FREE. INFO 213/621-1745

Thursday, June 15 at 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium

Roni Feinstein Roni Feinstein is an independent curator and critic and the author of Robert Rauschenberg: The Silkscreen Painting, 1962-64. FREE. INFO 213/621-1745

Sunday, June 18 at 3pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium

Branden Joseph Branden Joseph is an associate professor in the department of art history at the University of California Irvine (UCI).

Thursday, July 13 at 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium

Mary Beth Carosello Mary Beth Carosello, Robert Rauschenberg: Combines curatorial research assistant and Getty Museum lecturer, will discuss Wordplay in Rauschenberg’s Combines. FREE. INFO 213/621-1745

Thursday, July 27 at 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium

Paul Schimmel Paul Schimmel is the chief curator at MOCA and the curator of Robert Rauschenberg: Combines.

Family Workshops

First Sundays are For Families—MOCA Grand Avenue On the first Sunday of every month, MOCA hosts hands-on workshops inspired by current exhibitions. For families with children ages 5 and up. FREE and no reservations are required. INFO 213/621-1712.

Sunday, June 4, 1-4pm, Big Family Day—MOCA Grand Avenue

This fun summer afternoon of art is a MOCA tradition. Make sculptures with renowned California assemblage artist George Herms, chat with expert kids about Robert Rauschenberg: Combines and Lorna Simpson, and enjoy music and entertainment with your family.

Sunday, July 2, 1-3:30pm, Express Yourself—MOCA Grand Avenue

Are you funky, sweet, wacky, mysterious? Say it with a mixed-media self-portrait. Explore Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, and then create art with artist/educator Elliot Pinkney.

Friday, August 4-Monday, August 7, noon-6pm, Collage Party—MOCA Grand Avenue

Artist Paul Butler and special guests host Collage Party, an open studio for families with children, ages 5 and up. Internationally known for his collage parties involving local artists, Paul is excited to bring this energetic and collaborative event to MOCA’s family audience. The August 6 First Sundays are For Families workshop will be part of this dynamic, ongoing program.

Sunday, September 3, 1-3:30pm, Rauschenberg Rocks—MOCA Grand Avenue

Rauschenberg Rocks. On the closing weekend for Robert Rauschenberg: Combines—the last chance to explore the amazing Combines by this high-energy artist—become inspired and create your own masterpiece.

Teen Events

Teens of Contemporary Art (TOCA)—MOCA Grand Avenue Want to learn more about contemporary art with other teens? Join us every month for exhibition explorations, art workshops, discussions, and special events.

Sunday, June 4, 1-4pm, TOCA joins Big Family Day—MOCA Grand Avenue

This fun summer afternoon of art is a MOCA tradition. Make sculptures with renowned California assemblage artist George Herms, chat with expert kids about Robert Rauschenberg: Combines and Lorna Simpson, and enjoy music and entertainment with your family.

Starting this summer Second Sundays are for Teens of Contemporary Art (TOCA).

Sunday, July 9, 4-6pm—MOCA Grand Avenue

Find poetry and narratives in Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, and then create your own in this writing workshop with novelist Sesshu Foster. Snacks provided. FREE.

Sunday, August 13, 4-6pm—MOCA Grand Avenue

Discover drama and improvisation with artist Julie Lequin, inspired by Robert Rauschenberg’s early performance work. Snacks provided. Participation is FREE.

# # # # Robert Rauschenberg: Combines is made possible by the Jane and Marc Nathanson Foundation.

This presentation is also generously supported by Herta and Paul Amir; Mr. and Mrs. Willem Mesdag; The Brotman Foundation of California; Audrey M. Irmas; Carla and Fred Sands; The Jamie and Steve Tisch Foundation; Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg; Brenda Potter and Michael Sandler; Janet and Tom Unterman; Caviar Butler; the Pasadena Art Alliance; Betye Monell Burton; East West Bank; Jerry and Joy Monkarsh; W.L.S. Spencer Foundation; and anonymous donors.

Opening: May, 21, 2006

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