Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Emily Braun
Second Advisor
Lynda Klich
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
In 1984, at an event hosted by the United Nations, American artist Robert Rauschenberg announced his most ambitious and controversial project to date: the Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange—or ROCI. Blending primary source documents with social art history, I retrace the artist’s steps—and missteps—during the first leg of his tour through Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela. This thesis investigates the convoluted political implications of ROCI in Latin America during the transitional period in which binary Cold War politics were ebbing amidst the rise of a global free-market economy.
Recommended Citation
Hadba, Vitoria, "Yankee Go Home: ROCI in Latin America" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/724