MENAGERIE: SPRING TRAINING ETC.

Once upon a time, Robert Rauschenberg rented thirty turtles from Trefflich’s animal store.

The turtles were the stars of his performance piece Spring Training. He let them loose on a darkened stage with flashlights taped to their shells.

The year was 1965.

COLL.EO, Spring Training etc., 2014

COLL.EO, Spring Training etc., 2014

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