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Claes Oldenburg — Typewriter Eraser
Claes Oldenburg

Typewriter Eraser

1977

Claes Oldenburg's Typewriter Eraser is a monumental public sculpture that transforms a mundane office object into an oversized monument made of industrial materials. The work exemplifies Pop Art's elevation of everyday items and plays with scale and material contradiction.

Medium
ferrocement, acrylic, aluminum and stainless steel

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session

November 18, 2021

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Claes Oldenburg, Typewriter Eraser, 1977

Claes Oldenburg's Typewriter Eraser is a monumental public sculpture that transforms a mundane office object into an oversized monument made of industrial materials. The work exemplifies Pop Art's elevation of everyday items and plays with scale and material contradiction.

Medium
ferrocement, acrylic, aluminum and stainless steel
Year
1977
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Industrial, Bold, Consumer Objects, Monumental, Monumentality, Swedish-American, Swedish-American Artist, Monumentalism, Metal, 1970s, American, Found Object, Typewriter, Public Art, Sculpture, Scale, Scale Transformation, Humor, Pop Art, Iconic, Public Sculpture, Everyday Objects, Modern, Large Scale, Ironic, Found Objects, Contemporary

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Art Institute of Chicago