Oldenburg, Claes Thure (1929– )
Swedish-born US pop artist. He organized happenings and made assemblages, but is best known for ‘soft sculptures’: gigantic replicas of everyday objects and foods, made of stuffed canvas or vinyl. One characteristic work is Lipstick (1969; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut).
| He graduated from Yale University in 1951 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago 1952–54. |
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