And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary. Robert Rauschenberg cornerextraordinaryplace Change image and share on social
I don't think any one person, whether artist or not, has been given permission by anyone to put the responsibility of the way things are on anyone else. Robert Rauschenberg artistpermissionperson Change image and share on social
And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway. Robert Rauschenberg lifelimitpaint Change image and share on social
I did a twenty foot print and John Cage is involved in that because he was the only person I knew in New York who had a car and who would be willing to do this. Robert Rauschenberg cagecarfoot Change image and share on social
Screwing things up is a virtue. Being correct is never the point. I have an almost fanatically correct assistant, and by the time she re-spells my words and corrects my punctuation, I can't read what I wrote. Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea. Robert Rauschenberg assistantcorrectfanatically share on social
I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable. Robert Rauschenberg bottlecokeday Change image and share on social
Well, I like way downtown near the Battery. I lived down there at this time and for, I guess, the following well, this is where I moved to uptown and I've been here for four years and this is 1965. Robert Rauschenberg batterydowntownguess Change image and share on social
You begin with the possibilities of the material. Robert Rauschenberg beginmaterialpossibility Change image and share on social
If you're going to paint extremely, you need a big piece of canvas. Robert Rauschenberg bigcanvasextremely Change image and share on social
One can see that a canvas is six feet by eight feet, say, quite accurately. But you can spend two minutes and think it's five, or thirty seconds and it's just a different bed for activities there. Robert Rauschenberg accuratelyactivitybed Change image and share on social
