Soviet/American Array IV

Soviet/American Array IV

1988

American, 1925 - 2008

Under the acronym ROCI (Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange), Rauschenberg sought to foster cultural exchange amongst artists, poets, and critics -- a private initiative to build bridges toward peaceful understanding through research and exhibitions. This series was begun in 1988, a year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and includes photographs of New York and Moscow taken by the artist. In 1989, the series was exhibited in Moscow, the first solo show by an American artist in the Soviet Union.

7 color intaglio photogravure

88 in. (223.5 cm) x 53 in. (134.6 cm), image

93 in. (236.2 cm) x 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm), framed

Gift of Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom in honor of Trevor Fairbrother

2001.1083

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

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