Claes Oldenburg

Date of Birth	28-January-1929
Place of Birth	Stockholm (Sweden, Stockholm County, Stockholm Municipality)
Nationality	United States of America, Sweden
Profession	Artist
Claes Oldenburg is an American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen, who died in 2009 after 32 years of marriage. Oldenburg lives and works in New York.

Awards by Claes Oldenburg

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Wolf Prize in Arts	(Sculpture - who, over some three decades has invested prosaic objects with historic and mythical allusions. For all the simplicity of their subject matter, they are statements about metamorphosis and invite the observer to reflect upon life´s processes'.)