PARIS.- Forty years after the exhibition Claes Oldenburg, dessins, aquarelles et estampes, presented at the Pompidou Center in 1977,
Pace Paris announces a presentation of works by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
On view is a selection of sculptures and works on paper that relate thematically to music, a subject that resonates throughout the oeuvre of Oldenburg and van Bruggen.
The artists conceived the 18th century salon of their home and studio in France’s Loire Valley as their music room, bringing it back to its original purpose. Their Château de la Borde, located at Beaumont-sur-Dême, was a space admired and written about by Balzac and Proust, among other eminent writers.
Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929, Stockholm) and Coosje van Bruggen (b. 1942, Groningen The Netherlands; d. 2009, Los Angeles) began collaborating over 25 years ago. Both American citizens, Oldenburg and van Bruggen created works that reflect a sensibility informed by their countries of origin, their distinct educational and professional histories, and their individual personalities.
Oldenburg and van Bruggen have executed more than 40 permanently sited sculptures in architectural scale throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, including Spoonbridge and Cherry (1988), Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center; Mistos (Match Cover) (1992), La Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona; Shuttlecocks (1994), The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Saw, Sawing (1996), Tokyo International Exhibition Center, Big Sight Tokyo; Ago, Filo e Nodo (Needle, Thread and Knot) (2000), Piazzale Cadorna, Milan ; Dropped Cone (2001) Neumarkt Galerie Koln, Cologne, Germany; Cupid’s Span (2002), The Embarcadero, San Francisco; Big Sweep (2006), Denver Art Museum; Spring (2006), Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture; Tumbling Tacks (2009), Jevnaker, Norway; and more recently Apple Core (2012), Jardin d’art Billy Rose, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Pace’s presentation also features a recent sculpture by Kiki Smith, invited to the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia curated by Christine Macel. This show marks Smith's first exhibition in Venice since Kiki Smith: Squatting The Palace, a film and installation presented in 2005.
