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RR84 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marjorie Talalay Maureen Dawley 421-8671 CLEVELAND CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART RAUSCHENBERG/PERFORMANCE STEPHEN SHORE: GIVERNY PHOTOGRAPHS Exhibition Dates: September 7 - October 8, 1984 RAUSCHENBERG/PERFORMANCE Opening Reception, Friday September 7, 1984 from 6:00 to 9:30 pm RAUSCHENBERG/PERFORMANCE, a documentary exhibition of Robert Rauschenberg's work in the theater from 1954 to 1984 will be presented in conjunction with and as a compliment to the Center's NEW DANCE/NEW VISION Series. There will be an opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 6:00 to 9:30 pm which is free and open to the public. The exhibition was organized and curated by Nina Sundell who provides lively descriptions of some of the performances written in the 40 page catalog being produced by the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. In addition to some 87 photo panels, the exhibition will include costumes and numerous props used in Rauschenberg's performances and set designs including a telephone book and bedsprings which are wired for sound and may be activated by a visitor. Probably the most visually arresting object in the exhibition is a twelve foot long rolling chicken coop which was shared in the 1966 performances of "Linoleum" as well as casette [[cassette]] scores of two theater pieces will be included in the exhibition. RAUSCHENBERG/PERFORMANCE brings together, for the first time, a little known and important aspect of the career of this major American painter who may be the only 20th century visual artist who was, for some years, a performer and choreographer as well, working regularly and professionally for the stage. From 1945 to 1965, the period when his combines and silkscreen paintings were revolutionizing contemporary art, Rauschenberg shared with Merce Cunningham and John Cage in the transformation of modern dance. From 1954 to 1964 he designed twenty dances for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, acting as its stage manager and lighting director from 1961 to 1965. He also worked with Paul Taylor for several years collaborating on some of his most radical dances. From 1962 to 1965, as a participant in the iconoclastic Judson Dance Company, he shared in the early development of post-modern dance. -MORE- 11427 BELLFLOWER ROAD CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 (216)421-8671 Director Marjorie Talalay President Andrew S. Dempsey Board of Trustees E. Bruce Dunn Barbara Galvin Joy Jacobs David G. Kangesser Joanne M. Lewis Peter B. Lewis Jon A. Lindseth Barbara Lipscomb Donna P. Lipson Janet J. McCall Mary S. Myers Agnes G. Saalfield Roger Solomon Arthur M. Stupay Nina Sundell Evan H. Turner Peter van Dijk
