
Robert Rauschenberg with Jasper Johns, John Cage, Bob Cato, and others, New York, ca. 1955. Photo: Jerry Schatzberg
Open Call: 2024 Archives Research Residency
New York, NY – Oct 2, 2023 - The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the open call for applications to the fourth annual Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Archives Research Residency, a one- to three-week research intensive at the Rauschenberg Foundation and its Archives located in

Robert Rauschenberg working on his portrayal of the Discovery space shuttle launch, Cape Canaveral, FL, United States, August 1984. Photo: Theo Westenberger
Rauschenberg Foundation Selects Firm to Conduct the Search for New Executive Director
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has hired Russell Reynolds Associates to lead the search for its next Executive Director. Russell Reynolds is one of the leading executive search firms for arts-related institutions, including artist foundations, museums, and related non-profits.

Installation view of "Testimony (Japanese Claywork)" (1985), Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Marais, June 2023
Robert Rauschenberg: Japanese Clayworks at Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Marais, June 6–July 29, 2023
Robert Rauschenberg: Japanese Clayworks
Thaddaeus Ropac Paris Marais
June 6 – July 29, 2023

Kathy Halbreich, 2023
Reflections
Excerpts from the May 31, 2023 letter Board Chair Michael Straus sent to the Foundation’s staff, on behalf of the Board, celebrating Kathy Halbreich’s accomplishments as the Foundation’s leader and her focus as an Advisor on a number of philanthropic and legacy programs through December:

Installation view of Copperhead-Bite IX / ROCI CHILE, Copperhead-Bite V / ROCI CHILE, Copperhead-Bite IV / ROCI CHILE, and Copperhead-Bite XII / ROCI CHILE (all 1985) at Thaddaeus Ropac, London, May 2023.
Alchemy at Thaddaeus Ropac London, May 26–July 29, 2023
Alchemy
Featuring Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, Sturtevant, Emilio Vedova and Andy Warhol
Thaddaeus Ropac London
May 26 – July 29, 2023

Installation view of Trojan Wedge (Scale) (1977) and Solar Tribute Jr. (Spread) (1978) in Robert Rauschenberg’s studio in Captiva, Florida, undated.
Robert Rauschenberg: Spreads and Scales at Gladstone Gallery New York, May 3–June 17, 2023
Robert Rauschenberg
Spreads and Scales
530 West 21st Street
May 3 – June 17, 2023

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Elects Michelle Coffey and Peter Kraus to Board of Directors and Appoints Karen Sutton as Interim Chief Operating Officer
New York, NY - The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation is pleased to announce that Michelle Coffey and Peter Kraus have been elected to its Board of Directors, at the same time as it has appointed Karen Sutton to be its Interim Chief Operating Officer.