"Even with this global influence, Florida remained the artist's centre of gravity for four decades, as materials and collaborators from the Sunshine State powered many of his breakthroughs-from his experiments with cardboard and scrap metal to the Rauschenberg Overseas Cultural Interchange (Roci), a seven-year programme that positioned art as cultural diplomacy at the tail end of the Cold War."
"Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Rauschenberg led an itinerant early life. He pursued pharmacology at the University of Texas at Austin, served in the US Navy Hospital Corps in San Diego, then pivoted to art at the Kansas City Art Institute. His developing practice later took him to the Académie Julian in Paris and to Black Mountain College in North Carolina, where he met future"
Centennial tributes to Robert Rauschenberg have appeared globally while Florida remained his creative centre for four decades. Materials and collaborators from Florida powered experiments with cardboard, scrap metal, and large-scale projects. The Rauschenberg Overseas Cultural Interchange (Roci) used art as cultural diplomacy during the late Cold War. Miami Art Week surfaces Rauschenberg's continuing influence through gallery presentations, a major exhibition at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and a forthcoming book on his work with USF Graphicstudio. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announced the end of its Captiva Island residency and plans to sell his home and studio, prompting reassessment of his Florida legacy. Rauschenberg's early life included study of pharmacology, Navy service, and art training at Kansas City Art Institute, Académie Julian, and Black Mountain College.
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