Happy 88th Birthday, Claes Oldenburg!One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, O

Happy 88th Birthday, Claes Oldenburg!

One of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, Oldenburg is known for his soft sculptures, performance pieces, and installations, as well as for the many architectural-scale public works he made with his late wife and partner Coosje van Bruggen.
His works transform the scale, function, and shape of familiar objects, allowing viewers to see the ordinary in unexpected ways.

On view in our sculpture garden “Geometric Mouse: Variation I, Scale A” 1971 http://s.si.edu/2jpX11p