One of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Robert Rauschenberg is best known for his unconventional paintings that elevate found items into art. His neo-Dadaist approach first emerged in the late ’40s, when as an ambitious Black Mountain College student, he set out to photograph the country “inch by inch.” Some 30 years later, the artist retrained his lens on six U.S. cities—Charleston among them—for the epic “In + Out City Limits” series, transforming mundane objects into weighty subjects. This exhibition invites you to revisit that collection of black-and-white photographs, which first hung at the Gibbes in fall 1981, as well as your view of the city. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. $12; $10 senior, military, & student; $6 ages four-17. (843) 722-2706, www.gibbesmuseum.org
