Large scale projects : Claes Oldenburg and Cooje van Bruggen

Resource Information

The work Large scale projects : Claes Oldenburg and Cooje van Bruggen represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Massey University Library, University of New Zealand. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Large scale projects : Claes Oldenburg and Cooje van Bruggen

Title remainder

Claes Oldenburg and Cooje van Bruggen

Statement of responsibility

by Lana Jokel, and Nicholas Doob

Contributor

• Jokel, Lana
• Filmakers Library, inc
• Doob, Nick

Director

• Jokel, Lana
• Doob, Nick

Producer

• Filmakers Library, inc

Subject

• Sculpture
• Art, Modern

Language

eng

Summary

Claus Oldenburg, one of the giants of pop art was the subject of an acclaimed retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. He is famous for making oversized replicas of everyday objects, i.e., a giant hamburger and a lipstick tube the size of a tree. This film illustrates his collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, as they create a number of large-scale sculptures for public spaces, including some carried out in collaboration with American architect Frank Gehry. The film shows various works from conception to installation, including 'Spoonbridge and Cherry' in Minneapolis, 'Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels' in Miami, 'Knifeship' at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and 'Binocular Building' in Venice, California. Theirs was an intimate collaboration of minds and artistic input; he was reserved and quietly driven, she energetic and outspoken. Together they explored the mystery and power of everyday objects by changing their sizes, shapes, and textures in surprising and unsettling ways

Additional physical form

Previously released as DVD

Characteristic

videorecording

Language note

This edition in English

Runtime

59

Target audience

general

Technique

live action