Robert Rauschenberg's Erased de Kooning Drawing (1953): Modernism, Literalism, Postmodernism - Paperback

by Robert Rauschenberg (Editor), Gregor Stemmrich (Editor)

Chronicling the history and impact of an early conceptualist work made in collaboration by three iconic American artists

In 1953, Robert Rauschenberg erased a drawing by Willem de Kooning, while Jasper Johns created a label for its presentation. Transmuted into something new, this obliterated piece marked a pivotal moment in art history and is widely referenced as a litmus test for modernism, literalism and postmodernism.