ROCI CHILE (1985)

ROCI CHILE, part of the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange project, was held at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Santiago in 1985. The majority of works are from a series of paintings titled Copperheads (1985/1989). To create the Copperheads, Rauschenberg silkscreened his own photographs onto copper supports and used tarnishing agents. The use of copper was meant as a sign of solidarity with the Chilean people. In addition, the artist created two large-scale works on canvas and one sculpture to complete the ROCI CHILE series.