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“Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in that gap between the two.)”
– Robert Rauschenberg, 1959

Elegy for Robert Rauschenberg is an homage to an artist who was my personal hero, and my nemesis, in my student years. He was my hero because of the infallibility of his touch, and the constancy of his ability to invent and re-invent the potency and power of visual art — to push the boundaries of what art could be. He was my nemesis because I saw him as pure genius and his every gesture as perfection — conditions that were not, I thought, possible for others to attain. But my joy and delight in his work continued and my pleasure in talking with him from time to time over the years was enormous.

Curated by Paul Schimmel, Robert Rauchenberg: Combines was shown in early 2006 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. On seeing it there, and upon learning that there were no plans to film it, I asked Bob for permission to do so at the next venue, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

This elegy is dedicated to the memory of Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) and to the memory of his friendship with my late husband, Earle Brown (1926-2002), whose music has been intertwined and juxtaposed here with images of the glorious Combines.

Susan Sollins-Brown
Executive Director
Art21

Elegy for Robert Rauschenberg has been created from footage filmed by Art21 at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles during the 2006 exhibition of Robert Rauschenberg: Combines. Among the works seen in whole or in part are Minutiae (1954); Interview (1955); Monogram (1955-59); Canyon (1959); Gift for Apollo (1959); Black Market (1961); Empire II (1961); Pantomime (1961); Ace (1962); and Gold Standard (1964). The video is set to music composed by Earle Brown who, along with Rauschenberg, was a member of a small group of friends in the 1950s that included John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Morton Feldman, Jasper Johns, and Christian Wolff, among others. In the spirit of that long-ago friendship, and in the collaborative spirit of that time and group, excerpts from the following works by Brown have been selected and collaged, with permission of The Earle Brown Music Foundation, for this video: Music for Violin, Cello, & Piano (1952); Octet I (1953); Folio and 4 Systems (1954); String Quartet (1965); New Piece (1971); and Special Events (1999).

VIDEO | Producer: Susan Sollins. Camera: Bob Elfstrom. Sound: Ray Day. Editor: Lizzie Donahue. Special thanks to Robert Rauschenberg’s Studio and David White; Paul Schimmel and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Earle Brown Music Foundation and Thomas Fichter.

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James Kalm returns with viewers to take a more concentrated look at Martin Kippenbergers estimable legacy as a painter. Receiving his first recognition in the late seventies as a painter and draftsman and despite the various projects and installations he engineered, Kippenberger maintained a consistent practice as a painter. This exhibition chronicles his graphic versatility as well as his masterful facility with the medium. These talents were incorporated in Kippengergers provocative challenge to the status quo and the art world establishment. Features an interview with Ann Goldstein, Senior Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

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Bio: Brent & Rose Litsey
Personal Art Tours: Central America, Australia, London, Paris, Monte Carlo, Holland, Italy, Germany and the United States. We have visited more than 300 Museums and Art Galleries Worldwide.
Exhibit: Wichita Art Museum- Gift Store. Wichita Ks. Works for Sale 2010.
Exhibit: Kemper Museum- Gift Store Kansas City, Mo. 1996 Raku Works
T.V. Film. Arts in Wichita, Ks. WSU. Channel 13 TV. Film on Litseys Studio.
News Article: The Moon Valley News: Phoenix Az. 2000
News Article: The Wichita Business Journal: Vol. 14 No. 49 Art Business Strategies Pg. 10 Dec. 3 1999.
News Article: The Kansas Magazine: Fall of 1997 Japanese Raku by Litsey
News Article: The Best Kept Secret in Kansas Eldorado, Ks. Litseys Art Studio.
Governors Special Arts Exhibit, Ks. 1998
Trade Embassy Kansas: Tokyo, Japan 1995-2002
International Trade Show: Tokyo, Japan 1995-1996. Raku by Litsey
International Exhibit: Osaka, Japan- Rinku-Gate Tower. 1996
Permanent Collection: Manori, Japan1996- Honor from City Mayor
Permanent Collection: Warren Hall III. Museum, Eldorado, Ks.
Awards: National Scholastic Award 1st. Place. Metal Sculpture
Owner of two Galleries and Studios in Nederland, Co. for 12 years.
The Litsey family is founding members of The Boulders Pottery Guild.
Designer and builder of 8 High-Fire Kilns. For Salt Glazing, Stoneware and Raku.

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Portfolio of contemporary modern paintings by Lynne Taetzsch from ARTBYLT.

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