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Pop Artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Florida at age 82
A true pioneer in American Art, Robert Rauschenberg was one of the most influential artists of the Twentieth Century.
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Mitzi Pederson
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Inside Architecture: Selections from the Permanent Collection
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Los Angeles Times - The ArtsMay 14th, 2008
Carlisle Floyd tries to make his opera 'Susannah' accessible
His first opera, being performed in O.C. this month, premiered in 1956.With more than 230 productions and 700 performances in the U.S. and Europe, Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" is one of the most popular American operas, second perhaps only to "Porgy and Bess."
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May 14th, 2008
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Britney bit boosts 'Mother'click for more
May 13th, 2008
Robert Rauschenberg, 82; influential artist mixed painting, sculpture and cast-off items
His combines, which incorporated objects such as tires, newspaper clippings and stuffed animals, established new directions and prominence for American art.Robert Rauschenberg, the protean artist from small-town Texas whose imaginative commitment to hybrid forms of painting and sculpture changed the course of American and European art between 1950 and the early 1970s, died Monday night, according to New York's PaceWildenstein Gallery, which represents his work. He was 82.
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May 14th, 2008
Memories of Rauschenberg: 'A giant among artists'
Artist Robert Rauschenberg used to say he intended for his work to fill the gap between art and life -- and the morning after his death, friends and colleagues were left struggling for words to describe the gap he left in their lives and in the art world.click for more
May 14th, 2008
Bid for night with Hanks, Braff and Applegate?
Celebrities put on a staged reading of "Taming of the Shrew."Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Annette Bening, William Shatner, Christina Applegate, Sean Astin, Zach Braff and other celebrities will perform a staged reading of "The Taming of the Shrew" -- with live music and songs provided by Lyle Lovett -- as a benefit for Shakespeare Festival/LA Monday evening at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.
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