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Claes Oldenburg — Soft Calendar for January
Claes Oldenburg

Soft Calendar for January

1963

Claes Oldenburg's soft sculpture calendar piece transforms the everyday object of a January calendar into a tactile artwork filled with kapok and rope. The work exemplifies the Pop Art movement's interest in mundane consumer items reimagined as fine art through unconventional materials and presentation.

Medium
acrylic on canvas filled with kapok and rope, mounted on painted panel

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

November 15, 2017

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Claes Oldenburg, Soft Calendar for January, 1963

Claes Oldenburg's soft sculpture calendar piece transforms the everyday object of a January calendar into a tactile artwork filled with kapok and rope. The work exemplifies the Pop Art movement's interest in mundane consumer items reimagined as fine art through unconventional materials and presentation.

Medium
acrylic on canvas filled with kapok and rope, mounted on painted panel
Year
1963
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Soft Sculpture, Kapok, Installation, Conceptual Art, Pop Art, Calendar, Textile, Daily Life, 1960s, Found Objects

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago