Robert Rauschenberg's Bed and the symbolism of the body

Author

Leggio, James

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Studies in modern art. 1992, Vol. 2, 78-117, 29 ill. (1 col.)

ISSN

1058-997X

Abstract (en)

Study of Rauschenberg's combine painting Bed, 1955 (New York, Museum of Modern Art); focuses on the question of the discrepancy between its early interpretation as the scene of a murder and the artist's notion of it as "friendly," and on the theme of the absent body and its residual imprint in his work. Concludes that self-contradiction and mistake and ambiguity between categories are characteristic of his work.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• Rauschenberg, Robert, b.1925
• Painting
• United States
• Bed
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Human figure
• Symbolism

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Peinture
• Etats-Unis
• Bed
• Museum of Modern Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Corps humain
• Symbolisme

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950401-00313114

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