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Texas Art Legend Robert Rauschenberg is Celebrated in Groundbreaking Nasher Exhibition

The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas has launched "Rauschenberg Sculpture," a major exhibition marking the first museum presentation dedicated exclusively to Robert Rauschenberg’s three-dimensional works in three decades. Organized by senior curator Dr. Catherine Craft in collaboration with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the show features over two dozen works spanning the 1950s to the 1990s, including his iconic "Combines," rotating Plexiglas "Revolvers," and experimental clay and metal assemblages.

This exhibition serves as a cornerstone of "Rauschenberg 100," a global centenary celebration of the Texas-born artist’s birth and enduring influence on 20th-century art. By focusing on his sculptural output and multidisciplinary collaborations with figures like Merce Cunningham and John Cage, the show highlights Rauschenberg’s radical defiance of traditional medium boundaries and his pivotal role in bridging Pop Art, Neo-Dada, and Post-Minimalism.