Robert Rauschenberg and Asia at M+, Hong Kong (November 22, 2025-April 26, 2026)

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Robert Rauschenberg on the road to the world’s oldest paper mill in Anhui, taking photographs for his hundred-foot color photo Chinese Summerhall (1982). Donald Saff records on Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI). Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Archives, New York. Photo: Elyse Grinstein

November 22, 2025 – April 26, 2026

This exhibition brings together a selection of major works Robert Rauschenberg produced during and in response to his time in Asia. An enthusiastic traveler, Rauschenberg was deeply impacted by the cultures with which he came into contact. His extended engagement with Japan began in the mid-1960s, and his residency in India in 1975 inspired new approaches to working with materials and colors. Following his first trip to China in 1982, he developed the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange project (ROCI; 1984–91), a global program of traveling exhibitions and cultural dialogues.

Robert Rauschenberg, Truth (from 7 Characters), 1982. Silk, ribbon, paper, paper-pulp relief, ink, and gold leaf on handmade Xuan paper, with mirror, framed in a Plexiglas box. 43 × 31 × 2 1/2 in. (109.2 × 78.7 × 6.4 cm). From an edition of 70 unique variations, published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Centennial Exhibitions

Throughout the Centennial year and beyond, exhibitions around the world will present tributes to Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008). By opening up the artist’s legacy to present-day interpretation, the Centennial embraces different understandings, forges cross-disciplinary connections, and creates opportunities for critical exchange.

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