Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg Glacial Decoy at Walker Art Center . (This link opens in a new tab).

The iconic dancework Glacial Decoy unfurls like a dream: Four figures in diaphanous dresses shift back and forth across a proscenium, transforming the stage into a kind of carousel. Behind them, oversized black-and-white photos of everyday objects advance across a screen, grounding the dancers’ ethereal movements in the material world.

This exhibition pays homage to the 1979 dance, Glacial Decoy, which debuted at the Walker, and to its creators: postmodern dance pioneer Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg, who designed the set and costumes. Anchoring both the dance and this exhibition is a projection of the 159 unique photographs Rauschenberg created to accompany Brown’s choreography. Highlighting the layered textures, repetition, and abstraction employed by both artists, the exhibition also includes five lithographic prints from Rauschenberg’s Rookery Mounds series (1979). Original costumes, video documentation, and archival materials fill the gallery, creating an immersive experience.