Robert Rauschenberg, Erased de Kooning Drawing (1953)
It never stops being astonishing, the way the dynamics of a piece can outgrow the original input, the aesthetic conception, the initial conceptual framework.
I had heard a version where it was Rauschenberg asking De Koonig for a drawing that was dear to him. The story as told by Rauschenberg is so much more human, and impressive.
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uma das coisas mais belas criadas no século xx... é mesmo como o rauschenberg diz no final; it's poetry.
I agree it's astonishing. As the stature of the erased artist grows, so the act of erasing his work grows. Brilliant.
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It is great to hear it in RR's own words of course, but what is really great is that regardless of how the events transpired, RR saw the whole as a process that would incontrovertibly lead to a work of art (I.e., if DeKooning refused him, the 'act of refusal' was or 'would have been' the work).
All RR had to do was some activity toward DeKooning.
The erased drawing thus was just one out of several possible outcomes, according to RR.
Rauschenberg, truly one to be remembered for centuries to come. Documented much of the developments in the west for the latter half of the 20th century.
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I admire de Koonings for being so understanding and helpful to another artist who wanted to destroy one of his works.
Awesome post. I love stuff like this.
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