At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection

Hirshhorn Plaza

Installation view of At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2014. Left to right: Robert Rauschenberg, Dam, 1959; Anselm Kiefer, The Book, 1979-85; Yinka Shonibare, The Age of Enlightenment—Antoine Lavoisier, 2008. Photo: Cathy Carver

Anselm Kiefer German, b. Donaueschingen, 1945

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The Book 
1979–85 
Oil paint, lead, straw, and mixed media on canvas 

Robert Rauschenberg American, b. Port Arthur, Texas, 1925–2008

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Dam 
1959 
Oil paint, photomechanical reproductions, cloth, and metal on canvas  

Yinka Shonibare British, b. London, England, 1962

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The Age of Enlightenment—Antoine Lavoisier 
2008 
Mixed media