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4.16.2008

Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
Melodic Noise for Radio

Download and listen to these audio works, presented in conjunction with Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. On view at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, April 13–July 14, 2008.

WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO WHEN SHE CAN’T
from MONSTERS FROM THE DEEP
Performers: Kim Weston, The Persuasions, Junior Mance, Jimmy Hayes, Lenny Pickett, Tony Garnier, and Mike Clark; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1997.

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0:49 (1.9MB)

HAVING BEEN DONE AT/HAVING BEEN DONE TO
ESSENDO STATO FATTO A
Performers: Lawrence Weiner and Marina Girotto; piano: Marina Girotto; translation: Cesare Scaglia; [33 1/3 LP] Rome: Gian Enzo Sperone and Konrad Fischer, 1973.


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0:20 (769kb)

AS IT STANDS
from MONSTERS FROM THE DEEP
Performers: Kim Weston, Junior Mance, Tony Garnier, and Mike Clark; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1997.

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1:58 (4.6mb)

HAVING BEEN BUILT ON SAND WITH ANOTHER BASE (BASIS) IN FACT
Performers: Britta Le Va, Tina Girouard, Lawrence Weiner, and Richard Landry; music: Richard Landry; mix: Lawrence Weiner and Richard Landry; remix: Kurt Munkacsi; [33 1/3 LP] NYC: Moved Pictures, 1978.

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0:47 (1.8mb)

STARS DON’T STAND STILL IN THE SKY
from SHIPS AT SEA SAILORS & SHOES
Performers: Ned Sublette and The Persuasions; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1993.

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1:34 (3.6mb)

SHOW AND TELL
from MONSTERS FROM THE DEEP
Performers: Ned Sublette, The Persuasions, Joe Russell, Robbie Ameen, and Anne Pope; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1997.

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1:51 (4.3mb)

HAVING BEEN DONE AT/HAVING BEEN DONE TO ESSENDO STATO FATTO A
Performers: Lawrence Weiner and Marina Girotto; piano: Marina Girotto; translation: Cesare Scaglia; [33 1/3 LP] Rome: Gian Enzo Sperone and Konrad Fischer, 1973.

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1:24 (3.3mb)

NOTHING TO LOSE/NIETS AAN VERLOREN
Performers: Coosje van Bruggen and Lawrence Weiner; translation: Ger Van Caspel and Coosje van Bruggen; [33 1/3 LP & CD reissue] Eindhoven: Van Abbemuseum, 1976.

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1:18 (3.0mb)

ROME WAS BUILT FOR A DAY
from MONSTERS FROM THE DEEP
Performers: Ned Sublette, The Persuasions, Red Fox, and Sir Raphael; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1997.

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2:12 (5.1mb)

DEUTSCHE ANGST
Performers: Peter Gordon and Lawrence Weiner; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Peter Gordon; engineers: Roma Baran and Gail Turner Lopez at ZBS Foundation; [Cassette] NYC: Moved Pictures, 1981.

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1:29 (3.5mb)

i.e. A DIJK
from the exhibition A Work of Lawrence Weiner Presented Within the Context of an Installation, Wide White Space Gallery, Antwerp, 1977
Performers: Kirsten Vibeke Thueson, Coosje Van Bruggen, and Lawrence Weiner; mix: Lawrence Weiner; [Cassette] NYC: Moved Pictures, 1977.

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1:24 (3.2mb)

A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
from SHIPS AT SEA SAILORS & SHOES
Performers: Ned Sublette and The Persuasions; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1993.

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2:07 (4.9mb)

JUST OVER THERE
from SHIPS AT SEA SAILORS & SHOES
Performers: Ned Sublette and The Persuasions; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1993.

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1:57 (4.5mb)

NEED TO KNOW/A STRUCTURE OF LAWRENCE WEINER
Performers: Peter Gordon, Britta Le Va, Michael H. Shamberg, Leslie Schiff, Ann-Sargent Wooster, James Umland, Juliet Weber, and Lawrence Weiner; radio play aired on WBAI, January 29, 1978; [Cassette & CD reissue NYC: EAI, 2005] NYC: Moved Pictures and James Umland, 1978.

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3:02 (7.0mb)

A BIT OF MATTER AND A LITTLE BIT MORE
Performers: AZW Bentley and Lawrence Weiner; music: Marzette Watts; mix: Marzette Watts and Lawrence Weiner; [Video Soundtrack] NYC: Moved Pictures, 1976.

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2:25 (5.6mb)

THERE IS NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (SILVER)
from SHIPS AT SEA SAILORS & SHOES
Performers: Ned Sublette and The Persuasions; lyrics: Lawrence Weiner; music: Ned Sublette; [CD] NYC: Moved Pictures and Excellent Records, 1993.

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3:27 (8.0mb)

See Also

Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
The Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE gallery guide (pdf)


3.27.2008

Allan Kaprow and Paul McCarthy

On the occasion of Paul McCarthy’s midcareer retrospective in 2000, MOCA hosted a conversation between McCarthy and Allan Kaprow. Kaprow was a teacher and mentor to McCarthy, and the two were in a dialogue with one another beginning in the late 1960s.

Paul McCarthy has served as an advisor to the exhibition Allan Kaprow–Art as Life, currently on view at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

 
Allan Kaprow in conversation with Paul McCarthy. Photo by Sylvia Mautner
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39:28 (31.6mb)
play download part two
38:55 (31.6mb)
See Also

Allan Kaprow–Art as Life


1.10.2008

Dick Hebdige on Takashi Murakami

Dick Hebdige, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and exhibition catalogue contributor, discusses ©MURAKAMI.

Recorded December 2nd, 2007 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

 
Installation view of Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photo by Brian Forrest
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42:22 (32.6mb)
 
See Also

© MURAKAMI


12.13.2007

Mason Williams

Artist and musician Mason Williams discusses his work in conjunction with the exhibition Artists’ Gifts: Michael Asher. Recorded December 9, 2007 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 
Installation view of Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photo by Brian Forrest
play download part 1
53:48 (42.2mb)
play download part 2
59:16 (48.2mb)
See Also

Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher
Mason Williams online


11.19.2007

Emory Douglas

In conjunction with Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas, artist Emory Douglas discusses the graphic art he created for the Black Panther Party during the late 1960s through the early ‘80s. Recorded October 21, 2007 at MOCA Pacific Design Center.

 
Installation view of Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas at MOCA Pacific Design Center, 2007, photo by Brian Forrest
play download part 1
45:06 (42.9mb)
play download part 2
58:02 (51.7mb)
See Also

The Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas web site
The Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas catalogue at the MOCA Store


11.2.2007

Ann Goldstein on Cosima Von Bonin

Ann Goldstein, MOCA Senior Curator and exhibition curator, leads a walkthrough of COSIMA VON BONIN: ROGER AND OUT.

Installation views of COSIMA VON BONIN: ROGER AND OUT at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photos by Brian Forrest

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38:53 (32.9mb)

See Also

COSIMA VON BONIN : ROGER AND OUT
The COSIMA VON BONIN : ROGER AND OUT catalogue at the MOCA Store


10.31.2007

Elisabeth Sussman on Gordon Matta-Clark

Elisabeth Sussman, Curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography, Whitney Museum of American Art. leads a walkthrough of Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure”.

Installation views of Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photos by Brian Forrest

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56:54 (43.3mb)

See Also

Gordon Matta-Clark: "You Are The Measure"
The Gordon Matta-Clark: "You Are The Measure" catalogue at the MOCA Store


7.9.2007

The Tornberg Lecture Series : Angela Davis

Angela Davis is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. Over the years, she has been active as a student, teacher, writer, scholar, and organizer; she is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era.

Davis’ political activism began as a youth in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1969 she came to national attention after being removed from her teaching position at UCLA as a result of her social activism and her membership in the Communist Party, USA. In 1970, she was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List on false charges, and was the subject of an intense police search that drove her underground and culminated in one of the most famous trials in recent history. A massive international “Free Angela Davis” campaign led to her acquittal in 1972. Harnessing the momentum of that campaign, she co-founded the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression, which continues its work today.

Professor Davis has lectured in all 50 states, as well as in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the former Soviet Union. She is author of five books including “Angela Davis: An Autobiography” and “Women, Race and Class”.

Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, the The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.

Recorded June 10, at the Colburn School's Herbert Zipper Concert Hall

play download part one
28:23 (18.5mb)

play download part two
28:36 (18.5mb)

See Also

The WACKsite
The WACK! catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series


5.24.2007

The Tornberg Lecture Series : Linda Nochlin

 

Linda Nochlin is the Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. Her article, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?,” published in Art News in 1971, was significant for introducing a feminist perspective to the field of art history and criticism.

Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, the The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.

Recorded April 15, at the Pacific Design Center, SilverScreen Theater.

play download part one
45:11 (25.6mb)

play download part two
49:11 (26.7mb)

See Also

The WACKsite
The WACK! catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series


4.26.2007

MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant

Listen to a special audio program developed by Alexandra Grant, and Dan Rothenberg, director of the
Pig Iron Theatre Company.

Installation views of MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant at MOCA Grand Avenue, photos by Brian Forrest.

play Introduction by artist Alexandra Grant
1:25 (2mb)

play she taking her space (after Michael Joyce’s
“he taking the space of,” 2004)
, 2004

1:58 (1.4mb)

play let’s (after Michael Joyce’s “Ladders,” 2004), 2005
4:48 (3.3mb)

play conspirar (after Michael Joyce’s “Conspire,” 2004), 2005
1:56 (1.3mb)

play contender (after Michael Joyce’s “Contend,”
2004)
, 2005

1:06 (784k)

play babel (after Michael Joyce’s “Was,” 2006), 2006
4:54 (3.4mb)

play nimbus II (after Michael Joyce’s “Nimbus,” 2003), 2007
4:00 (2.8mb)

 
 
See Also

MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant
The MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant catalogue at the MOCA Store


4.23.2007

Neil Denari

Neil Denari, of Neil M. Denari Architects, discusses his work within the context of Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture. Recorded Sunday February 11, 2006 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 

play download part one
38:11 (26.7mb)

play download part two
38:18 (25.1mb)

Neil M. Denari Architects, High Line Project 23, 2005,
Digital Animation, Courtesy Neil M. Denari Architects
 
See Also

Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture
The Skin + Bones gallery guide (PDF)
The Skin + Bones catalogue at the MOCA Store


4.10.2007

Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan

MOCA presents three nights of single-channel video examining the current state of video art from Japan. Deeply rooted in the experience of daily life, the selected works by 13 established and emerging artists showcase an emerging “everyday” Japanese aesthetic.

Screenings will be held at MOCA Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles on April 25, May 9, and May 16, 2007 at 7:30pm. Screenings are free and open to the general public.

Advance reservations are required. For reservations, please call 213/633-5373.

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(9.1mb)
 
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MOCA's YouTube Profile


2.1.2007

Brooke Hodge

Exhibition curator Brooke Hodge leads a walkthrough of Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture.

 
Installation view of Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture at MOCA Grand Avenue, photo by Brian Forrest
View installation images of Skin + Bones
play download part 1
21:22 (17.7mb)
play download part 2
20:56 (16.8mb)
See Also

The Skin + Bones gallery guide (PDF)
The Skin + Bones catalogue at the MOCA Store


12.19.2006

Isabel and Ruben Toledo
Fashion designer Isabel Toledo and artist Ruben Toledo discuss their synergistic marriage of art and fashion in conjunction with Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture.
Isabel Toledo
ABOVE (L–R): Ruben Toledo, title, date, medium, courtesy of or copyright; Isabel Toledo, Packing Dress, spring/summer 1988, in Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2006, photo by Brian Forrest
play download part 1
36:13 (21.5mb)
  play download part 2
44:46 (24.3mb)
See Also

The Skin + Bones gallery guide (PDF)
The Skin + Bones catalogue at the MOCA Store


10.09.2006

Elisabeth Sussman on Eva Hesse Drawing
During a walkthrough of Eva Hesse Drawing, exhibition co-curator and distinguished Hesse scholar Elisabeth Sussman examines how the artist’s drawings reveal distinct changes in Hesse’s artistic practice.
     

     
View installation images of Eva Hesse Drawing
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50:40 (32.9mb)
See Also

The Eva Hesse Drawing gallery guide (PDF)
The Eva Hesse Drawing catalogue at the MOCA store


09.28.2006

Postwar Directions
Postwar Directions: Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism presents a selection of works from MOCA’s permanent collection. Created by Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, the exhibition includes American and European sculpture, paintings and drawings from the 1940s, ‘50s, ‘60s, and '70s. The exhibition functions as a brief introduction to the developments and differing ideas that inform contemporary art and influence the other artists on view at MOCA.

Leonard Nimoy will act as your guide on this podcast tour, designed especially for families to enjoy together. You’ll hear comments from artists and curators, as well as suggestions for interesting activities and questions to think about and discuss as a family. Pauses in the recording are provided for you to take time to look more closely and discuss your thoughts and feelings about a particular work. Take a minute to think or share you ideas.
Jackson Pollock
Number 1,
1949

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1:44

James Rosenquist
A Lot to Like,
1962

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2:04

Arshile Gorky
Betrothal I,
1947

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1:37

Agnes Martin
Untitled #2,
1977

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2:04

Willem de Kooning
Two Women
with Still Life,

1952

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1:44

Robert Irwin
Matinee Idol,
1962

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2:04

 
 
Franz Kline
Monitor,
1956

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1:37

Brice Marden
Fass #2,
1969-1973

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2:04

 
 
John McLaughlin
#4 ,
1972

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1:44

Richard Artschwager
Mirror/Mirror -
Table/Table
,
1964

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2:04

Mark Rothko
No. 301 (Reds and
Violet over Red/Red
and Blue over Red)
[Red and Blue
over Red],
1959

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1:37

Dan Flavin
Untitled #2,
1969

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2:04

Claes Oldenburg
Blue and Pink Panties,
1961

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1:44

Jasper Johns
Map,
1962

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2:04

 

 

Roy Lichtenstein
Man with Folded Arms,
1977

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2:04


See Also

The Permanent Collection on MOCA.org


08.29.2006


Paul Schimmel

To conclude the series of talks associated with Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, Chief Curator Paul Schimmel offers thought-provoking and personal insights into the various meanings behind several works from the exhibition.
Photo © Brian Forrest play download
34:22 (20mb)

See Also

The Robert Rauschenberg Combines catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines gallery guide (PDF)


07.23.2006


Mary Beth Carosello: Wordplay in Rauschenberg’s Combines

After examining the Combines for three years as the research assistant for Robert Rauschenberg Combines, Mary Beth Carosello discusses Wordplay in Rauschenberg's Combines.
Mary Beth Carosello play download
27:58 (16.7mb)

 

 

View installation images from Robert Rauschenberg Combines

See Also

The Robert Rauschenberg Combines exhibition
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines gallery guide (PDF)


07.10.2006


Thelma Golden

Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, Thelma Golden speaks about Lorna Simpson and how Simpson's work has informed the way in which she looks at gender, race, and identity in the artist's work.
Thelma Golden. Photograph by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders play download
41:19 (19.2mb)

 

 
View installation images from Lorna Simpson

See Also

The Lorna Simpson exhibition
The Lorna Simpson catalogue at the MOCA Store


06.21.2006


A Conversation Between Robert Rauschenberg,
Calvin Tomkins & Paul Schimmel

As a special offer to our members, and as part of our series Art Talks by Gallery C, on Sunday May 21 MOCA Education presented a very special afternoon of discussion between Robert Rauschenberg, MOCA Chief Curator and exhibition curator of Robert Rauschenberg: Combines, Paul Schimmel, and New Yorker art critic and author of Off the Wall: A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg, Calvin Tomkins.

The three men discussed the artist’s vision, the Combines, and the story behind the goat.
Paul Schimmel, Robert Rauschenberg, and Calvin Tomkins in conversation at the SilverScreen
Theater MOCA Pacific Design Center.
May 21, 2006


Part One:

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32:50 (22.9mb)

Part Two:

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31:44 (22mb)

See Also

The Robert Rauschenberg Combines exhibition
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines gallery guide (PDF)


06.16.2006


Rachel Rosenthal

As part of our series Art Talks by Gallery C, on Thursday, June 1 MOCA education presented Rachel Rosenthal who spoke in conjunction with Robert Rauschenberg: Combines.  In addition to being the artistic director and a performer with The Rachel Rosenthal Company, in the early 1950s Rosenthal was a close friend of Robert Rauschenberg.  Her lecture is a thoughtful recollection of her friend and neighbor and the New York art world of the time.
Rachel Rosenthal

Part One:

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37:50 (27.1mb)




Part Two:

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29:19 (21.1mb)

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The Rachel Rosenthal Company
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines exhibition
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines catalogue at the MOCA Store
The Robert Rauschenberg Combines gallery guide (PDF)


04.07.2006