Course of the Knife

Course of the Knife
Author: Germano Celant
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1987
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Cleveland's Free Stamp

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Cleveland's Free Stamp
Author: Edward J. Olszewski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: ART
ISBN: 9780821422717

In 1985, the Sohio oil company commissioned Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen to design and construct a large outdoor sculpture for its new corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The result was Free Stamp, a bold and distinctive installation that captured both a Pop Art sensibility and a connection to the city's industrial past. Sohio executives approved the design, and work was already underway, when British Petroleum acquired the company. The new owners quickly decided that the sculpture was "inappropriate" for their building and attempted to rid themselves of Free Stamp by donating it to the city of Cleveland--a gift that the city initially had no desire to accept. After much debate and public protest, the sculpture found a home in Willard Park, where it stands today. This is the first study of any sculpture by Oldenburg and van Bruggen to examine the genesis of their art from conception to installation. Edward J. Olszewski has put together a fascinating narrative based on interviews with the artists, archival material from city records, and in-house corporate memoranda, as well as letters to the editor and political cartoons. He traces the development of the sculpture from the artists' first sketches and models to the installation of the completed work in its urban environment.

Bottle of Notes

Bottle of Notes
Author: Claes Oldenburg
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Item discusses the commission by Middlesbrough Borough Council, creation and installation of the sculpture "Bottle of notes" in Central Gardens, Middlesbrough.

Printed Stuff

Printed Stuff
Author: Richard H. Axsom
Publisher: Hudson Hills
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781555951238

This magnificent volume documents the printmaking career of leading pop artist, influential creator of public monuments, and bravura draftsman Claes Oldenburg. Includes an important essay on Oldenburg's career and a catalogue of his entire printed oeuvre, from limited editions to ephemera. A must for scholars and collectors. 55 b&w illustrations, 52 duotones, 381 colorplates (including 2 gatefolds.

Chinati

Chinati
Author: Marianne Stockebrand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300251456

A beautiful book on the famed Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas The Chinati Foundation, a world-famous destination for large-scale contemporary art, was founded by Donald Judd (1928-1994) to preserve and present a select number of permanent installations that were inextricably linked to the surrounding landscape in Marfa, Texas. This handsome publication, first published in 2010 and now available with a new chapter devoted to the permanent installation by Robert Irwin that was inaugurated in 2016 and a new foreword by Jenny Moore, director of the Chinati Foundation, describes how Judd developed his ideas of the role of art and museums from the early 1960s onward, culminating in the creation of Chinati. The individual installations featured here include work by John Chamberlain, Dan Flavin, David Rabinowitch, Roni Horn, Ilya Kabakov, Richard Long, Ingólfur Arnarsson, Carl Andre, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, and John Wesley, as well as by Judd himself. The book also features a complete catalogue of the collection and writings by Judd relating to Chinati and Marfa. Published in association with the Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati