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Untitled, from “The New York Collection for Stockholm: 30 Artists”

Claes Oldenburg

Artwork Details

Untitled, from “The New York Collection for Stockholm: 30 Artists”
1973
Claes Oldenburg
lithograph and two-color silkscreen on paper
9 in. x 12 in. ( 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm )
Gift of Mr. Robert Rauschenberg
1976/2.122

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Description

Subject Matter:

This print is part of a portfolio made in collaboration with Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) and Moderna Museet as a fundraising effort for American artists. Claes Oldenburg was best known for his pop art sculptures that critiqued the mass consumerism of the period. This print fits in with this aesthetic: Oldenburg draws a wall plug that looks like Mickey Mouse. An iconic symbol of American childhood, the transformation of Mickey into a mundane household object in some ways degrades the power he carries. But this transformation is a frequent reality in our consumer world. 

EC 2017

Physical Description:

This vertically oriented black print shows a an electric plug that looks like Mickey Mouse.

Usage Rights:

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