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1. www.timeout.com › art › claes-oldenburg-pop-artWhere to see Claes Oldenburg’s art around the world - Time Out

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   Where to see Claes Oldenburg’s art around the world. Claes Oldenburg’s pop art sculptures are titanic triumphs of wit and beauty. Here’s where to see some of the artist’s most iconic...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Claes_OldenburgClaes Oldenburg - Wikipedia

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   1995. National Medal of Arts. 2000. Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects.

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   • Notable work: List of public art by Oldenburg and van Bruggen

   • Known for: Sculpture

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   Who was Claes Oldenburg?

   • American sculptor Claes Oldenburg was best known for his large-scale replicas of everyday objects. He believed that his colossal public art projects were more than mere celebrations of the mundane, as he is frequently associated with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s.

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   Where is Oldenburg sculpture located?

   • This sculpture was Oldenburg’s first commissioned in Japan and, with its bright orange handle and jagged weirdness, is designed to contrast with the surrounding area’s cold, sheer glass high-rises. Where is it? Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Tokyo, Japan. What is it?

   Claes Oldenburg Art: Where to See his Pop Art Sculptures - Time Out

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   How did Oldenburg introduce sculpture to pop art?

   • Oldenburg introduced sculpture to Pop art, beginning with a series inspired by Duchamp's "readymades" and the bluntly prosaic subjects chosen by Pop artists like Warhol and Lichtenstein. Floor Cone, Floor Burger, and Floor Cake (shown here) were among the monumental structures based on comfort food fashioned by the artist in the early 1960s.

   Claes Oldenburg Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   What is the theme of Oldenburg's sculptures?

   • Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009; they had been married for 32 years. Oldenburg lives and works in New York.

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4. www.moma.org › artists › 4397Claes Oldenburg | MoMA

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   Claes Oldenburg: Writing. on the Side 1956-1969 Edited by Achim Hochdörfer, Maartje Oldenburg, and. Barbara Schröder, 2013 Paperback, 438 pages. View the exhibition. Counter Space: Design. and the Modern Kitchen Juliet Kinchin and. Aidan O'Connor, 2011 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 88 pages.

5. www.moma.org › interactives › exhibitionsClaes Oldenburg - MoMA

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   Claes Oldenburg came to New York City from his hometown of Chicago in 1956, when he was twenty-seven years old. Initially aiming to make his mark as a painter, by 1960 he had changed his mind: the way to upend the art of his time was through sculpture—sculpture of a sort never seen before. The results are some of the most audacious and ...

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Claes-OldenburgClaes Oldenburg | Biography, Art, Sculptures, & Facts

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   Mar 29, 2024 · Pop art. Notable Family Members: spouse Coosje van Bruggen. Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929, Stockholm, Sweden—died July 18, 2022, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Swedish-born American Pop-art sculptor, best known for his giant soft sculptures of everyday objects.

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7. www.theartstory.org › artist › oldenburg-claesClaes Oldenburg Sculptures, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   Jul 18, 2022 · Summary of Claes Oldenburg. With his saggy hamburgers, colossal clothespins and giant three-way plugs, Claes Oldenburg has been the reigning king of Pop sculpture since the early 1960s, back when New York was still truly gritty. In 1961 he rented a storefront, called it The Store, and stocked it with stuffed, crudely-painted forms resembling ...

8. magazine.artland.com › claes-oldenburgClaes Oldenburg & His Colossal Pop Art Sculptures

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   By Adam Hencz. American sculptor Claes Oldenburg was best known for his large-scale replicas of everyday objects. He believed that his colossal public art projects were more than mere celebrations of the mundane, as he is frequently associated with the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. Like Andy Warhol and other Pop artists, Oldenburg found ...