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Claes Oldenburg — Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster
Claes Oldenburg

Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster

This screenprint with collage by Claes Oldenburg depicts a handkerchief folded and crumpled as if casually discarded, transforming an everyday textile object into a monumental sculptural form through the artist's characteristic playful monumentalization. Created in connection with Skulptur Projekte Münster, a renowned outdoor sculpture exhibition, the work exemplifies Oldenburg's practice of elevating humble, utilitarian items to the status of fine art through strategic enlargement and material reimagining. The combination of screenprinting and collage techniques on the full sheet of wove paper creates a dynamic composition that captures both the delicate folds of fabric and the bold graphic sensibility of the medium.

Medium
Screenprint in colors with collage, on wove paper, the full sheet.

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February 12, 2025

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Claes Oldenburg, Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster

This screenprint with collage by Claes Oldenburg depicts a handkerchief folded and crumpled as if casually discarded, transforming an everyday textile object into a monumental sculptural form through the artist's characteristic playful monumentalization. Created in connection with Skulptur Projekte Münster, a renowned outdoor sculpture exhibition, the work exemplifies Oldenburg's practice of elevating humble, utilitarian items to the status of fine art through strategic enlargement and material reimagining. The combination of screenprinting and collage techniques on the full sheet of wove paper creates a dynamic composition that captures both the delicate folds of fabric and the bold graphic sensibility of the medium.

Medium
Screenprint in colors with collage, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Textile installation, 20th Century, Soft Sculpture, Playful Aesthetic, Swedish-American Artist, Architectural humor, Pop Art, Everyday Objects, Whimsical, Large-scale transformation

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Art Institute of Chicago