Robert Rauschenberg
(United States of America 22 Oct 1925 – 12 May 2008)
Dylaby
- Location
- Contemporary galleries
- Further information
In the 1950s Rauschenberg’s work took a very different direction to the abstract expressionism dominant in the United States at the time. Rauschenberg’s dada sensibility – inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s engagement with everyday life – showed him to have more in common with emerging movements in Europe. ‘Dylaby’ is typical of this sensibility. In 1962 Rauschenberg was the only American artist included in ‘Dylaby: dynamic labyrinth’, an experimental exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam based on artistic collaboration and installation works. The arrows pointing in opposite directions in ‘Dylaby’ may be Rauschenberg’s tongue-in-cheek response to the chaotic show involving such radical artists.
- Year
- 1962
- Media
- Sculpture, Assemblage
- Medium
- oil on rubber tyre and packing case timber, iron nails
- Dimensions
- 62.2 x 55.9 x 33.0 cm
- Signature & date
Signed and dated Certificate of authenticity u.c. verso, black pen "ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG/ ... 1962/ .../ ..." and c. verso, blue pen ".../ .../... 1962/ ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG".
- Credit
- Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2019. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
- Accession number
- 223.2019.a-b
- Copyright
- © Robert Rauschenberg/VAGA. Licensed by Copyright Agency
