Taking Venice
At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government was determined to fight Communism with culture. So began a daring plan to orchestrate American artist Robert Rauschenberg as the winner of the 1964 Venice Biennale’s Grand Prize. Deftly pulling off maneuvers that could have come from a Hollywood thriller, the American team leaves the international press crying foul and Rauschenberg questioning the politics of nationalism that sent him there. Followed by a Q&A with director Amei Wallach.
Taking Venice, 2023, Dir. Amei Wallach. 98 min.
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Robert Rauschenberg, Buffalo II, 1964
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