CLAES OLDENBURG’SLIFE MASK, 1966. CAST JELL-O. 4 x 10 x 3½". PHOTO: HANS HAMMARSKIÖLD, STOCKHOLM.

CLAES OLDENBURG IN NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 2015. PRODUCTION: KATIE FASH/HEST INC. RETOUCHING: ARC LABS INC. PHOTO ASSISTANTS: JOHNNY VICARI AND FELIX KIM.

OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN'S SPOONBRIDGE AND CHERRY, 1988. STAINLESS STEEL AND ALUMINUM PAINTED WITH POLYURETHANE ENAMEL. 29'6" x 51'6" x 13'6". MINNEAPOLIS SCULPTURE GARDEN, WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS. PHOTO: WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, 1988. 

OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN’S SAW, SAWING, 1996. STEEL, EPOXY RESIN, FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC, POLYURETHANE, AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FOAMS; PAINTED WITH POLYESTER GELCOAT. 50'8" x 4'9" x 40'. TOKYO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER, TOKYO. PHOTO: CLAES OLDENBURG. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, 1996.

OLDENBURG'S SOFT TOILET, 1966. WOOD, VINYL, KAPOK, WIRE, PLEXIGLASS; ON METAL STAND AND PAINTED WOOD BASE. 57 1/16 x 27 5/8 x 28 1/16". WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK. PHOTO: WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, JERRY L. THOMPSON. © CLAES OLDENBURG, 1966.  

CLAES OLDENBURG'S FLOOR BURGER, 1962. CANVAS FILLED WITH FOAM RUBBER AND CARDBOARD BOXES, PAINTED WITH LATEX AND LIQUITEX. 4'4" x 7'.  PHOTO: ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO. 

OLDENBURG'S SOFT KEY, 1965. CANVAS STUFFED WITH KAPOK, STENCILED WITH ENAMEL. 36½ x 17½ x 1". PHOTO: STEVEN PROBERT. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN. 

OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN’S PROPOSED SCULPTURE FOR THE HARBOR OF STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, CAUGHT AND SET FREE, MODEL, 1998. STEEL, ALUMINUM, WOOD, PLASTER, SAND; PAINTED WITH ACRYLIC POLYURETHANE AND LATEX. 23 X 39¾". PHOTO: STEVEN PROBERT. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN.

CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN’S TILTING NEON COCKTAIL STUDY, 1983. CARDBOARD, WOOD, NAIL; PAINTED WITH ACRYLIC, FELT PEN. 16 1/8 x 12 x 9 3/8". PHOTO: STEVEN PROBERT. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN. PHOTOS THROUGHOUT, COURTESY OF THE OLDENBURG VAN BRUGGEN STUDIO AND PAULA COOPER GALLERY, NEW YORK.

CLAES OLDENBURG'S CAP STUDY, 1975. PLASTER PAINTED WITH LATEX AND COLORED PENCIL. 11 x 8½ x 5 3/8". PHOTO: STEVEN PROBERT. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN. 

CLAES OLDENBURG'S GEOMETRIC MOUSE, SCALE X-RED, 1971. PAINTED STEEL. 18 x 22 x 11'. FROM "MONUMENTA: SCULPTURE IN ENVIRONMENT," NEWPORT, RI, 1974. PHOTO: GIANFRANCO GORGONI. 

OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN'S CUPID'S SPAN, 2002. STAINLESS STEEL, STRUCTURAL CARBON STEEL, FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC, CAST EPOXY, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FOAM; PAINTED WITH POLYESTER GELCOAT. 64' x 143'9" x 17'3/8". RINCON PARK, SAN FRANCISCO. PHOTO: ATTILIO MARANZANO. © CLAES OLDENBURG AND COOSJE VAN BRUGGEN, 2002.