Large scale projects : Claes Oldenburg and Cooje van Bruggen / by Lana Jokel, and Nicholas Doob.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Doob, Nick., Director.

Jokel, Lana., Director.

Filmakers Library, inc., Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern.

Sculpture.

Genre:

Documentary film.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 min.).

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : Filmakers Library, 1991.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

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.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 10, 2014).

OCLC:

881546788