Robert Rauschenberg and Surrealism

The art of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) is usually viewed as quite distinct from Surrealism, a movement which the artist himself displayed some hostility towards. However, Rauschenberg had a very positive reception among Surrealists, particularly across the period 1959-69.

In the face of Rauschenberg''s avowals of his own ''literalism'' and insistence on his art as ''facts,'' this book gathers g...