Nome
Claes
Cognome
Oldenburg
Nome d'arte
Oldenburg & van Bruggen
Data di nascita
1929
Data di morte
2022
Through their dialogue, based on a continuous exchange of images and words, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen have redefined the concept of sculpture in the contemporary arena. Their collaboration, which began in 1976, thrives on Oldenburg’s propensity for drawing and van Bruggen’s ability to transform language into an acute instrument of artistic investigation. While the two artists often worked on the production of large-scale projects, related to various urban contexts in Europe, America, and Asia, their art originates in the privacy of the studio, where their ideas, in continuous transition, take the form of sketches, drawings, studies, and models. [...]