The Subjective Objects of Claes Oldenburg

Reflecting on the life and works of an artist who elevated the everyday and freed us from the power of things

Remy Dean
Signifier
Published in
8 min readJul 25, 2022

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Often referred to as ‘the soft sculpture guy’, Claes Oldenburg is best remembered for his monumental Pop Art in public spaces — for making the unremarkable remarkable and changing our relationship with everyday things. After all, it’s the ‘little things’ that sometimes matter most…

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Remy Dean
Signifier

Author, Artist, Lecturer in Creative Arts & Media. ‘This, That, and The Other’ fantasy novels published by The Red Sparrow Press. https://remydean.blogspot.com