Claes Oldenburg
1929–2022
Introduction
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. 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 lived and worked in New York City.
Wikidata identifier
Q156731
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Introduction
Claes Oldenburg studied literature and art history at Yale University and the Art Institute of Chicago. He quickly became involved in performance art after moving to New York and meeting many performance artists. By 1959, he had created drawings and collages of common objects and renderings of grotesque human figures. He created The Store in his studio, a performance space that re-created a neighborhood of shops that displayed goods that were made of plaster. He emerged as a leading Pop artist, combining consumer culture into his own sculptures. Oldenburg married artist Coosje van Bruggen in 1977. The two collaborated on many large-scale projects together and with architect Frank O. Gehry in the mid-1970s and early 1990s.
Country of birth
Sweden
Roles
Artist, painter, performance artist, sculptor, writer
ULAN identifier
500029735
Names
Claes Oldenburg, Claes Thure Oldenburg, Ḳlaʼes Oldenberg
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 26, 2024.
123 works
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A Toilet
1964 -
Study for a Sculpture in the Form of a Vacuum Cleaner
1964 -
French Fries and Ketchup
1963 -
Material and Scissors
1963 -
Study for Announcement for One-Man Show at Dwan Gallery - Mickey Mouse with Red Heart
1963 -
Biplane
1963 -
Dressing Table
1963 -
Study for a Poster for "4 Environments," Sidney Janis Gallery - "THE HOME"
1963 -
Icebox
1963 -
Study for Zebra Chair - Bedroom Ensemble
1963 -
Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich)
1963 -
Autobodys
1963 -
Bedroom Ensemble
1963/1995 -
Sketch for a Soft Sculpture in the Form of a Cake Wedge - Woman for Scale
1962 -
Newspaper Stocking Against Newspaper Ads - "CHROMEQUEEN"
1962 -
Injun
1962, edited 1971 -
The Black Girdle
1961 -
Braselette
1961 -
Sex Act
1961 -
Silver Torso with Brown Underwear
1961 -
Store Window - Yellow Shirt, Red Bow Tie
1961 -
Store Window - Man's Shirt, Mannekin Torso, 39 - on Fragment
1961 -
Fotodeath
1961 -
Snapshots from the City
1961 -
Shirt
1960 -
Study for the Poster, New Media - New Forms, Martha Jackson Gallery
1960 -
Suggested Design for a Brochure Announcing Ray Gun Show at the Judson Gallery
1960 -
Street Scene - Man, Woman, TA
1960 -
Man and Woman Walking on Street - Woman in Front
1960 -
Nude Figure with American Flag - "ABC HOORAY"
1960
123 works