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Robert Rauschenberg — Tibetan Locks (Curtain), from Tibetan Keys and Locks
Robert Rauschenberg

Tibetan Locks (Curtain), from Tibetan Keys and Locks

A dynamic wall relief by Robert Rauschenberg, *Tibetan Locks (Curtain)* combines photographic imagery through photo-screenprint decals with gestural bursts of hand-painted screenprint ink across a sleek aluminum surface. The industrial materials of powder-coating and polyurethane lend the work a luminous, durable finish, while the layering of mechanical reproduction and expressive mark-making reflects Rauschenberg's lifelong dialogue between technology and the human hand. Part of his *Tibetan Keys and Locks* series, the piece bridges Eastern cultural references with the artist's distinctly American multimedia vocabulary.

Medium
Wall relief with decals in photo-screenprint, hand-painted screenprint ink, aluminum, powder-coating, and polyurethane,

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April 21, 2015

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Robert Rauschenberg, Tibetan Locks (Curtain), from Tibetan Keys and Locks

A dynamic wall relief by Robert Rauschenberg, *Tibetan Locks (Curtain)* combines photographic imagery through photo-screenprint decals with gestural bursts of hand-painted screenprint ink across a sleek aluminum surface. The industrial materials of powder-coating and polyurethane lend the work a luminous, durable finish, while the layering of mechanical reproduction and expressive mark-making reflects Rauschenberg's lifelong dialogue between technology and the human hand. Part of his *Tibetan Keys and Locks* series, the piece bridges Eastern cultural references with the artist's distinctly American multimedia vocabulary.

Medium
Wall relief with decals in photo-screenprint, hand-painted screenprint ink, aluminum, powder-coating, and polyurethane,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Wall Relief, Neo-Dada, Renowned Artist, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Industrial Materials, American Artist, Screenprint, Abstract Expressionism, Assemblage Art, Late 20th Century, Metallic Tones, Abstract Composition

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Gigi Rutkowski