“They asked me to do a show, and I was planning on showing my figure paintings. But my friends told me I shouldn't - the paintings were good but a little old-fashioned. They said, "Why don't you show the other stuff?" I had also been making rather strange objects, more in the Freudian tradition.”
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Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg is a renowned American sculptor, known for his large-scale public art installations. His works are inspired by everyday objects, reimagined and magnified to create both familiar and unfamiliar visual experiences. more
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