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'A Century of Modern Sculpture: 1882-1982,' Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983–January 31, 1984. Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis, March–November, 1973. 'Claes Oldenburg: Object Into Monument,' Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, December 7, 1971–FebruUniversity Art Museum, Berkeley, February 28–ApNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, May 11–JFort Worth Art Center Museum, Fort Worth, July 10–AugDes Moines Art Center, Des Moines, September 18–OctoThe Art Institute of Chicago, January–February 1972. 'Oldenburg's Analogues, Metamorphoses, and Sources,' Rice University Institute for the Arts, Houston, April 13–April 20, 1970. 'Claes Oldenburg,' Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 22–November 23, 1969. 'The Machine,' University of St.Thomas, Houston, March 25–Museum of Art, San Francisco, June 26–August 24, 1969. University of St.Thomas, Houston, March 5–March 7,1968. Provenance The artist given to MFAH, 1967.Įxhibition History Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, May 1967. The subtitle of this work, Ghost Version, refers to the sculpture's white color Oldenburg also made a companion Giant Soft Fan in black vinyl, now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York He reverses the viewer's expectations of what makes a monumental sculpture. Oldenburg's jarring sense of scale and unexpected use of materials make his reconstructions of everyday objects appear imposing, yet also soft and droopy. These so-called Pop artists turned everyday items into compositional sources for their art. Oldenburg is one of a number of artists who, in the 1960s, began to examine the objects and images of consumer culture. Instead of using the original material of the industrial fan-metal-he swaps hard for soft and realizes his sculpture in canvas.

In Giant Soft Fan-Ghost Version, Oldenburg takes a common desk fan and enlarges it to nearly 10 feet tall.

With his oversized, soft-sculpture version of a common household fan, Claes Oldenburg brings a surprising sense of humor and irreverence to the gallery space. Annual Report and Financial Information.Anne Wilkes Tucker Photography Study Center.

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