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Robert Rauschenberg, Original artwork for U.N. World Population Conference print and poster (Waterworks), 1993. Inkjet dye transfer on paper, 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (105.4 x 74.9 cm). Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Photo: Ron Amstutz

Rauschenberg's New York Summer

Robert Rauschenberg spent decades exploring the United States and abroad, but New York City remained a constant point of return, an urban laboratory where heat, image, and motion collided.

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White House with Rauschenberg

Old Family Dining Room featuring Rauschenberg’s “Early Bloomer [Anagram (A Pun)]”, Obama Administration, February 9, 2025. Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon

A Legacy in Motion: Rauschenberg Residency Alumni/ae Shaping the Obama Presidential Center

As the Obama Presidential Center marks its grand opening today, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation recognizes four Captiva Residency alumni/ae whose newly commissioned works help define this major civic and cultural project.

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Robert Rauschenberg, Dasar Sabak beach, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, September 1989. Photo: Unattributed. Photograph Collection. Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Archives, New York.

ROCI Malaysia: Forests, Fabrics, and Friction

 

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Stephen Petronio (photo credit: Paula Court) and Lauren Hudgins Shuman

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces New Board Appointments

 

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Petronio and Lauren Hudgins Shuman to its Board of Directors.

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Pelican rehearsal
Rashaun Mitchell, Ashley Hod, and Silas Riener rehearsing "Pelican" in Rauschenberg's Captiva studio, 2026. Photo: Joseph Frantz

"Pelican" Reimagined, Sixty Years Later

 

Click here to purchase tickets to Trisha Brown Dance Company's “Pelican Gala" on May 18th at Xanadu Roller Arts in Brooklyn, and enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at how the reimagined work came together.

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Taking Venice

Robert Rauschenberg in front of his silkscreen painting Express (1963) at the XXII International Biennale of Art Exhibition, Venice, 1964. Photo: Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs. All rights reserved.

Rauschenberg Legacy Echoes in Venice

The Rauschenberg Foundation congratulates alumni/ae of our Captiva Residency program participating in the 61st Venice Biennale.

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Rauschenberg Foundation staff Sharon Kim, Kate Reibel, Courtney J. Martin, Julia Blaut, and Berenice Sarafzadeh with Jason Wu at his Spring 2026 fashion show, September 2025. Photo: Dan Lecca.

Behind the Collection: Designer Jason Wu and Courtney J. Martin on Collaboration

 

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Announcing the 2026 Archives Research Residency Recipients

The Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Archives Research Residency, a program for individuals interested in conducting research in the Foundation Archives in New York City.

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