Clothespin

Claes OldenburgWW-1975-133077

1975·Cor-ten and stainless steel·304.8 × 111.8 × 61 cm (120 × 44 × 24 in.)

<p>Over the last 50 years, Claes Oldenburg has created an art of parody and humor by radically altering the scale of and materials associated with everyday objects. His early work in the 1960s took the form of brightly painted plaster reliefs and sculptures of foodstuffs and other commercial products. Later the canvas props that Oldenburg had sewn for earlier performancebased events led to large-scale soft sculptures. By the mid-1960s, the artist turned his attention to drawings and proposals for outdoor monuments—some imaginary, some real. A 45-foot-tall version of <em>Clothespin</em> is installed near City Hall in Philadelphia.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1975
Medium: Cor-ten and stainless steel
Dimensions: 304.8 × 111.8 × 61 cm (120 × 44 × 24 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Claes Oldenburg

Artist

Claes Oldenburg

Sculpture

Claes Oldenburg’s artistic career spans the experimental decades of the American avant-garde beginning in the late 1960s. His large-scale sculpture, often presented in public spaces or made of soft or industria materials, exemplify the satirical and everyday qualities of Pop Art.

Stockholm, Sweden

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