Rauschenberg, Robert. Farm Garden (Jardin de Granja)/ROCI, Cuba, 1988. enamel and acrylic on galvanized steel, Overall: 123.8 x 93.3 cm (48 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.). Gift of Robert and Darlene Duvin, 2014.26. Copyrighted undefined.

Farm Garden (Jardin de Granja)/ROCI, Cuba

1988

Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008)

Contemporary Art

Farm Garden (Jardin de Granja)/ROCI, Cuba, 1988. Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925–2008). Enamel and acrylic on galvanized steel; overall: 123.8 x 93.3 cm (48 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert and Darlene Duvin 2014.26 © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY This painting is part of Rauschenberg’s Cuba series, incorporating aspects of the hand-painted signs he saw while visiting the Caribbean nation. He went to politically sensitive countries and cultures, including Cuba, to explore the influence of culture and politics on visual culture. The artist funded the project himself in order to have the greatest freedom of expression.

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