This month on the Artsy Podcast, we’re translating four of our readers’ favorite art-historical stories into audio.

On this episode: how a young Robert Rauschenberg roped the admired Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning into his quest to make a drawing using only an eraser.

This month on the Artsy Podcast, we’re translating four of our readers’ favorite art-historical stories into audio. On this episode: how a young Robert Rauschenberg roped the admired Abstract Expressionist Willem de Kooning into his quest to make a drawing using only an eraser.

No. 60: Why Robert Rauschenberg Erased a De Kooning

<p>The editors at the world’s largest online art marketplace discover and decode art every day. Now, you’re invited to join the conversation. Alongside the leading voices in fashion, music, design, and beyond, Artsy is untangling the art world and its role in the cultural landscape—one episode at a time.&nbsp;</p>

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The editors at the world’s largest online art marketplace discover and decode art every day. Now, you’re invited to join the conversation. Alongside the leading voices in fashion, music, design, and beyond, Artsy is untangling the art world and its role in the cultural landscape—one episode at a time. 

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