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* Gerald Fox
* Sarah Watson
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* [[Jonathon Cook]]
| airdate = {{Start date|1996|05|26}}
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"'''Claes Oldenburg'''" is an art documentary episode featured on ''[[The South Bank Show]]'' in May 26, 1996, produced by [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] on [[Claes Oldenburg]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg (1996) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f55f901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421150136/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f55f901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-21 |publisher=British Film Institute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sheets |first=Hilarie M. |date=2019-06-21 |title=For Claes Oldenburg, a Time to Let Go, a Time to Look Ahead |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/arts/design/claes-oldenburg-archives-getty.html |access-date=2023-04-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> who was a Swedish-American sculptor known for his pop art, soft sculpture, happenings, and later public art installations with his wife and collaborator
[[Coosje van Bruggen]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg |url=https://gerryfox.com/film-tv/claes-oldenburg/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Gerry Fox {{!}} Gerald Fox – filmmaker and artist |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg {{!}} Biography, Art, Sculptures, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claes-Oldenburg |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> The documentary, currently available on Arthaus Video was directed and produced by Gerald Fox and features Oldenburg, [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[James Rosenquist]], and [[Jim Dine]].<ref>{{Citation |title=The South Bank Show: Claes Oldenburg (1996) – Gérald Fox {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-south-bank-show-claes-oldenburg-vm18882636/cast-crew |access-date=2023-04-21 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Plot ==
Claes Oldenburg is an anthology and documentary on sculptor [[Claes Oldenburg]] which includes footage of Oldenburg at work in his studio and making works for his retrospective show at the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] in New York.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg Documentary Film & Interview {{!}} MBP |url=https://michaelblackwoodproductions.com/project/claes-oldenburg-the-formative-years/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=Michael Blackwood Productions {{!}} Art & Architecture Documentaries |language=en-US}}</ref> We see him at foundries and factories with [[Coosje van Bruggen|Coosje]] overseeing massive new public artworks.<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=The South Bank Show: Claes Oldenburg (1996) – Gérald Fox {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related {{!}} AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-south-bank-show-claes-oldenburg-vm18882636 |access-date=2023-04-21 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
This documentary was made for ''[[The South Bank Show]]'' and was regarded on broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and worldwide.<ref name=":2" />

== Production ==
Oldenburg's public art installations are known for their large replicas of everyday objects. He's been one of the most important figures in [[pop art]],<ref name=":1" /> specializing in the reproduction of consumer goods such as [[hamburger]]s or toilets<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-18 |title=Claes Oldenburg’s most incredible sculptures – in pictures |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/jul/18/claes-oldenburg-sculptures-pictures |access-date=2023-04-21 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Artlex |title=Claes Oldenburg – Biography and Artwork of the American Pop Art Artist – Artlex |url=https://www.artlex.com/artists/claes-oldenburg/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> that are often conceived with strange proportions and composed of a wide variety of unidentifiable materials.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palumbo |first=Jacqui |title=Sculptor Claes Oldenburg, maker of colossal everyday objects, has died at 93 |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/claes-oldenburg-artist-death/index.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> The Housecall and the preparation of his dealing with past events at the Guggenheim Museum give a unique peek in the world of this artist and his feisty collaborator, Coosje van Bruggen.<ref name=":1" /> He decided to bring this onto a larger frame, and this documentary was released in the UK and featured on ''[[The South Bank Show]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg Sculptures, Bio, Ideas |url=https://www.theartstory.org/artist/oldenburg-claes/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=The Art Story}}</ref>
The sculptor's reputation soon spread far above and beyond art circles, largely courtesy of his fondness for environmental art and his ability to create lasting monuments; both tendencies make him a fixture on the American landscape. As introduced by [[Melvyn Bragg]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Claes Oldenburg {{!}} Biography, Art, Sculptures, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claes-Oldenburg |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb episode|13652930}}

[[Category:1996 British television episodes]]

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