Robert Rauschenberg: Real Time at NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL (November 16, 2025-April 26, 2026)

November 16, 2025 – April 26, 2026

Robert Rauschenberg: Real Time  highlights a series of experimental prints Rauschenberg created in the 1970s in collaboration with Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida.  Using techniques such as lithography, screen printing, and solvent transfers, Rauschenberg layered appropriated imagery onto textiles and paper. These works are displayed alongside collaged scrims and found objects—what the artist referred to as “actual elements of everyday life.” Engaging with their environment, including light and air, the pieces invite viewers into an active dialogue with the art. The exhibition underscores Rauschenberg’s radical reimagining of printmaking, challenging conventional methods of reproduction and perception.

Known as as an enfant terrible who radically eroded the boundaries between art and life, Robert Rauschenberg experimented with new technologies, collaborated with contemporary dancers and composers, and breathed new life into printmaking. The exhibition features 27 experimental works from the NSU Art Museum’s collection, Charles Atlas’s films of Rauschenberg’s collaborations with choreographer Merce Cunningham, and rare early photographs by Rauschenberg on loan from the Fredrick R. Weisman Art Foundation. As part of the opening celebration, choreographer Damaris Ferrer will activate her work The Crossings, a collaborative action that sets into motion the simple act of connecting to self and others.