Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen have been working in partnership since 1976. Together they have executed over forty large-scale, site-specific projects which establish a direct contact with a wide audience into various
urban settings in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Their collaboration has extended to smaller-scale park and garden sculptures as well as to indoor installations.
Published in association with the Castello di Rivoli, this major restrospective catalogue focuses on the close relationship between the concepts of sculpture and architecture in the work of the artistic duo and is the first to trace the development of their artistic itinerary from the mid-eighties up to the present. Lavishly illustrated the catalogue features the works in chronological order, elucidated by text which introduces each of the body of works. In the section devoted to large-scale projects, 22 works are examined and illustrated with drawings, models and photographs.
This comprehensive catalogue includes an interview with the artists, an anthology of texts, a bio-bibliography, and two never-seen-before works: Poppy produced especially for the exhibition and Three-Way Plug, which addresses the artists’ own history.
