Robert Rauschenberg: Gluts 10 exhibitions to see in Paris

By Marie Maertens 

For this new solo show dedicated to Robert Rauschenberg, the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery presents his Gluts series (between €700,000 and €1.9 million). It was inspired by the artist's stay in Texas in 1985, his native region then in the throes of recession, whose landscape was littered with abandoned vehicles and rusty signs from bankrupt petrol stations. Some Gluts have directly legible messages, while others were chosen for their formal qualities, inviting us to look at the world and its environmental disorders. ‘We live in an age of excess. Greed is boundless,’ he wrote. Produced between 1986 and 1994, these assemblages continued his work on the recovery of everyday objects, focusing on metal. Taking the form of wall reliefs and freestanding sculptures, they became autonomous... Rauschenberg, whose centenary is being celebrated this year, returned to this theme at length, reflecting the evolution of his thinking and political commitment.  (Translated)