‘Taking Venice’ Review: A Tasty Doc About Robert Rauschenberg Winning the 1964 Venice Biennale. But Was It a U.S. ‘Conspiracy’? Uh, No
You could say that the U.S., at the Biennale, engaged in art-world propaganda. But another way to look at it is: Has there ever been a more righteous U.S. propaganda campaign? We were backing the right horse, and for the right reason. It was the one with the greatest beauty.