London Knees (A. & P. 51, A. 677)
Claes Oldenburg's sculptural pair presents flexible latex forms coated in polyurethane, accompanied by supplementary archival materials. The work exemplifies his interest in soft sculpture and everyday objects transformed into art.
- Medium
- The pair of cast flexible latex sculptures coated in polyurethane with single acrylic plastic base, with accompanying set of three green cloth-covered paper board folders containing postcards and reproductions related to
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 14, 2021
Spotted works by Claes Oldenburg
Artists in conversation
Allan Kaprow
American · b. 1927
Kaprow similarly blurred boundaries between everyday objects and art through assemblage and installation, sharing Oldenburg's Pop Art sensibility of transforming mundane materials into conceptual sculptural experiences.
Franz West
Austrian · b. 1947
West created tactile sculptural objects using unconventional malleable materials including latex and plaster, producing body related forms that echo Oldenburg's interest in soft flexible sculpture and the physicality of everyday objects.
Sarah Lucas
British · b. 1962
Lucas works extensively with flexible latex and stuffed materials to create provocative sculptural forms from ordinary objects, sharing Oldenburg's technique of using soft pliable materials to subvert and recontextualize recognizable bodily and everyday shapes.
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