Claes Oldenburg

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1970. First Edition. Oblong octavo with tan soft plastic cover and turquoise text; 221 pages: illustrations (some color); 22 x 37 cm + 1 pamphlet (14 pages; 21 x 35 cm) Very good (+); cover has some small discolorations and shelfwear; endpapers have a bit of toning; pages are clean and bright; binding tight; pamphlet is clean and fine; please see photos. Paperback. ISBN: 9780870705090, 0870705091

A book that is a work of art in itself, mimicking the soft sculptures of this titan of the 20th century art world."This book was undertaken at the invitation of the Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with its major retrospective exhibition of the work of Claes Oldenburg (September 25-November 23, 1969)." --Page 5 Pamphlet is a: "checklist for the exhibition Claes Oldenburg at The Museum of Modern Art September 25 to November 23, 1969." Contents: Introduction. Part 1: Life and Art. Portrait of the Artist. In the American Grain. The Street: A Metamorphic Mural. Land of Our Pilgrims' Pride. Hero of a Thousand Faces. The Ray Gun Manufacturing Company. Color Plates: The Store. The Soft Machines. The Public Image. Color Plates: Drawings for Monuments and Landscapes. Part II: The Metamorphoses of Form. From the Wall to the Floor. Reality through the Haze. The Baroque Style of Mr. Anonymous. The World Is Not a Drawing. Totems and Taboos. Paradise Regained: The Past Recaptured. Ray Gun Unmasked. Appendix: The Theater of Action. Selections from Oldenburg's Writings. Chronology.