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Andrew Smith's avatar

This was very good. I had forgotten about Rauschenberg! I aaaaaalmost minored in art history - took and enjoyed a bunch of required classes in my painting and printmaking major, and added some electives too, but I think I decided to graduate instead. I still loved all that art history, though.

The avant-garde artists of the 50s had so much BS to deal with. It's just incredible, but it also explains a lot about how they were so transformative and creative in such a short window of time: being under the gun of oppression combined with having enough resources to create art, and a culture that celebrated the art they were making, even if only for a few short years.

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Sabrina Y. Smith's avatar

What serendipitous timing! I was just reading today on Rauschenberg (and Agnes Martin!) in Olivia Laing’s “Funny Weather” collection of essays. 🐢🤍

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