Claes Oldenburg Unveils Fourth Large-Scale Sculpture in Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love must love supersized objects because they now have a fourth large-scale art work by Pop art master Claes Oldenburg.

Views of Claes Oldenburg's newest public art work, "Paint Torch" (2011), in Philadelphia by Lulu Hoeller. (images via flickr.com/toaireisdivine)

The City of Brotherly Love must love supersized objects because they now have a fourth large-scale art work by Pop art master Claes Oldenburg.

This past weekend, the 82-year-old artist traveled to Philadelphia to officially unveil the 51-foot-tall “Paint Torch” (2011) outside the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It is the first major large-scale work by the artist to incorporate a light feature.

You can find a video that documents the installation of the art work here.