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URL:https://www.derbynecklibrary.org/events/virtual-author-talk-art-in-fli
 ght-reinventing-postmodernism-with-smithsonian-curator-carolyn-russo
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Art in Flight: Reinventing Postmodernism with 
 Smithsonian Curator Carolyn Russo
DESCRIPTION:Register here! This is a virtual program. You will receive an 
 email with the link to the program feed.Join us for a captivating online c
 onversation with acclaimed author and Smithsonian curator Carolyn Russo as
  we dive into her fascinating book\, The Ascent of Rauschenberg. Explore 
 the towering legacy\, unexpected inspirations\, and creative heights of on
 e of America's most influential artistic icons.Most famous for his groundb
 reaking "Combines"—painting and sculpture hybrids that often incorporate
 d everyday objects—American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) creat
 ed within a range of mediums\, including collage\, performance\, photograp
 hy\, and printmaking. But a connective tissue through it all was his fasci
 nation with flight. The Ascent of Rauschenberg explores the flight motif a
 cross his work\, spanning birds\, insects\, aviation\, spaceflight\, senso
 ry experiences\, and metaphors for his own life.More than 150 images revea
 l the vibrant scope of his work\, from lithographs inspired by the Apollo 
 11 launch that NASA invited him to witness and document\, to a Combine fea
 turing a taxidermied eagle that evokes Roman mythology. Nine accompanying 
 essays reflect on his many flight themes and subtleties that might otherwi
 se be overlooked. The book also includes archival photographs and personal
  papers from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.Register now for the chanc
 e to view art history through the unique prism of flight. About the Autho
 r:Carolyn Russo is curator of the art collection at the Smithsonian's Nati
 onal Air and Space Museum. She has lectured internationally on the subject
  of art and flight and is the author of several publications including The
  Ascent of Rauschenberg: Reinventing the Art of Flight\, Art of the Airpor
 t Tower\, In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight\, and Women and Flight: Po
 rtraits of Contemporary Women Pilots.
CATEGORIES:Adult
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