Oldenburg seduced viewers with his iconic, foam-filled “soft sculptures” and massive public artworks that made mundane objects suddenly magical.
Claes Oldenburg
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When the Exhibition Becomes a Work of Art
Who would have thought that still lifes would create such a strong reaction?
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This Pricey Burger Chair Doesn’t Come With Fries, But It Is Inspired by Art
Relish Italian luxury retailer Seletti’s “Burger Chair” — which looks uncannily like Claes Oldenburg’s “Floor Burger.”
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Visiting the Museum of Modern Art at Sunrise
For those who wake up hungry for art, the Museum of Modern Art is opening its doors at 7:30am every Wednesday in October.
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The Pioneering 1960s Program that Paired Big-Name Artists with Tech Firms
LOS ANGELES — From the Archives: Art and Technology at LACMA, 1967–1971 is a look back at a pioneering program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art which matched leading artists with aerospace and technology companies in the hopes of producing cutting-edge artworks.
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From Calder to Kruger, the New Whitney Museum’s First Show
The inaugural exhibition at the new Whitney Museum is not perfect, but it is pretty damn good.
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Thick Paint, Dazzle Ships, and Lipstick Bullets
Big sailing ships and their metaphoric potential appear to be on the mind of many cultural players of late.
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What a Teenager’s Backpack Tells Us About Art
CHICAGO — Amanda Ross-Ho recreated a soft-sculpture replica of an anonymous teen-girl’s backpack, blowing it up to 400% of its original size.
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Your Afternoon Snack Served Up by Claes Oldenburg
Need an afternoon snack? Check out what Pop artist Claes Oldenburg has for you at MoMA.
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Can’t-Miss New York Museum Shows in 2013
With a brand new year comes a slew of new museum exhibitions to look forward to. From retrospectives of major artists like Claes Oldenburg and James Turrell to an exploration of New York City art during one year in the 1990s, here’s a look at what to expect from NYC’s art museums in 2013.
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Tacit Approval: Tacita Dean’s “Five Americans”
After last week’s post on Phyllida Barlow’s solo turn on the fourth floor of the New Museum, it seemed apropos to mention the exhibition one flight down, which is devoted to one of her better-known students from London’s Slade School, Tacita Dean: Five Americans.
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When New York Was Really Happening
Pace Gallery has mounted a world class mini-museum show on the art of the Happening using its vast holdings as well as supplemental gleanings loaned from the Whitney, MOMA and Getty museums.