Coosje van Bruggen

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Claes Oldenburg
Coosje van Bruggen and Claes Oldenburg at the
inauguration of the Bottle of Notes, 1994, in
Middlesbrough, England.Photograph by Hazel Gall.
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The Street
"The performance is the main thing, but when it
is over, there are a number of subordinate pieces
which may be isolated, souvenirs, residual
objects. To pick up after a performance, to be
very careful about what is to be discarded and
what still survives by itself. Slow study and
respect for small things. One's own created
'found objects.' The floor of the stage is like
the street. Picking up after is creative. Also
the particular life of objects must be
respected." --Oldenburg, 1962
Drawing for Announcement of The Street at Reuben
Gallery, 1960.Pen and Ink, newsprint on
paper.13-7/8 x 10 inches (35.2 x 25.4
cm)Collection of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van
Bruggen, New York
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The Store, Dec. 1, 1961 - Jan. 31, 1962, Ray
Gun Mfg. Co., 107 East Second Street, New York
(in cooperation with Green Gallery, New York.
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Bedroom Ensemble 1963National GalleryOttawa,
Canada
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Claes Oldenburg, Soft Toilet, 1966
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'Soft Light Switches' 1964, Vinyl filled with
dacron and canvas,47 x 47 x 3-1/8 inches (119.4
x 119.4 x 9.1 cm.),The Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art, Kansas City, Missouri, sold for 360,000
at the Phillips de Pury Luxembourg auction
house Thursday, May 15, 2003 in New York. The
soft sculpture was part of the art collection of
the Enron Corp.
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Giant BLT (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich),
1963.Vinyl filed with kapok, and wood painted
with acrylic,32 x 39 x 29 inches (81.3 x 99.1 x
72.7 cm),Collection of Maria and Conrad Janis,
Beverly Hills
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Soft Inverted QClaes Oldenburg 1976 Akron Art
MuseumAkron
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Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks,
1969-74Cor-Ten steel, steel, aluminum, cast
resin painted with polyurethane enamel23 ft. 6
in. x 24 ft. 11 in. x 10 ft. 11 in. (7.2 x 7.6 x
3.3 m)
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Clothespin, 1976Cor-Ten and stainless steels45
ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x
1.4 m)Centre Square Plaza, Fifteenth and Market
streets, PhiladelphiaPhoto by Attilio Maranzano
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Trowel I, 1971-76Steel painted with polyurethane
enamel41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x 14 ft. 7 in.
(12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m)sited 38 ft. 5 in. x 11 ft.
3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.7 x 3.4 x 2.3 m)
Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, the
NetherlandsPhoto by Attilio Maranzano
Trowel II, 1976Cor-Ten steel painted with
polyurethane enamel41 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 3 in. x
14 ft. 7 in. (12.7 x 3.4 x 4.4 m)sited 37 ft. x
11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 5 in. (11.3 x 3.4 x 2.3
m)Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at
PepsiCo, Purchase, New YorkPhoto by Attilio
Maranzano
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Batcolumn, 1977Steel and aluminum painted with
polyurethane enamel96 ft. 8 in. (29.5 m) high x
9 ft. 9 in. (3 m) diameter, on base 4 ft. (1.2 m)
high x 10 ft. (3.1 m) diameterHarold Washington
Social Security Center, 600 West Madison Street,
ChicagoPhoto by Attilio Maranzano
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Pool Balls, 1977 Reinforced concreteThree
balls, each 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m)
diameterAaseeterrassen, Münster, Germany Photo
by Attilio Maranzano
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Hat in Three Stages of Landing, 1982Steel and
aluminum painted with polyurethane enamelThree
hats, each 9 ft. 5 in. x 18 ft. x 15 ft. 5 in.
(2.9 x 5.5 x 4.7 m)Each hat is supported on two
poles at a different height, equidistant from one
another, over an area approximately 162 ft. (49.4
m) long 1) 19 ft. 3 in. (5.9 m) high (2) 12
ft. 10 in. (3.9 m) high (3) 6 ft. 1 in. (1.9 m)
highSherwood Park, Salinas, CaliforniaPhoto by
Attilio Maranzano
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• Gartenschlauch (Garden Hose),
• Steel painted with polyurethane enamelTwo
  parts, in an area approximately 6,000 sq. ft.
  (557.4 sq. m)
• faucet 35 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 12 in. x 7 ft. 1
  in. (10.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 m)
• hose 410 ft. (125 m) long x 20 in. (0.5 m)
  diameter Stühlinger Park, Freiburg im Breisgau,
  Germany Photo by Attilio Maranzano

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Screwarch, 1983 Aluminum painted with
polyurethane enamel12 ft. 8 in. x 21 ft. 6 in. x
7 ft. 10 in. (3.9 x 6.6 x 2.4 m)Museum
Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the
NetherlandsPhoto by Attilio Maranzano
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Soft Shuttlecock, 1995Steel, aluminum, wood,
fiber-reinforced plastic, expanded polystyrene
and polyethylene foams, canvas, rope painted
with latexNosecone, approximately 3 ft. high
(0.9 m) x 6 ft. (1.8 m) diameternine feathers,
each approximately 26 ft. (7.9 m) long x 6 ft. 6
in. (2 m) wideSolomon R. Guggenheim
FoundationPhoto by David Heald, courtesy of
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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Torn Notebook, 1996Stainless steel, steel,
aluminum painted with polyurethane enamelThree
parts (notebook and two loose pages)notebook 21
ft. 10 in. x 23 ft. x 26 ft. 1 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 8
m)page (1) 10 ft. x 14 ft. 1 in. x 7 ft. 1 in.
(3.0 x 4.3 x 2.2 m)page (2) 11 ft. 8 in. x 8
ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 2 in. (3.6 x 2.6 x 2.5
m)Madden Garden, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NebraskaPhoto by Attilio Maranzano
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Flying Pins, 2000Steel, fiber-reinforced
plastic, foam, epoxy painted with polyester
gelcoat and polyurethane enamelTen pins, each
24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high x 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m)
widest diameterin an area approximately 123 ft.
(37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m)
widepartially buried pins 1 18 ft. 5 in. (5.6
m) high 2 13 ft. 2 in. (4 m) highcombined
pins 3a/b 26 ft. 7 in. (8.1 m) high 5a/b/c
28 ft. 7 in. (8.7 m) highindividual pins 4 21
ft. 8 in. (6.6 m) high 6 20 ft. 8 in. (6.3 m)
high 7 17 ft. 9 in. (5.4 m) highball 9 ft. 2
in. (2.8 m) high x 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m)
diameterIntersection of John F. Kennedylaan and
Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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