Museum Exhibitions Oldenburg/van Bruggen at the Norton Museum Oldenburg and van Bruggen: The Typewriter Eraser, A Favored FormNorton Museum of ArtFebruary 9 – June 4, 2019 Considered one of the founders of Pop Art, Claes Oldenburg’s (American, born Sweden, 1929) provocative work transforms common objects into colossal sculptures that upend the conventional relationship between viewer and subject.Typewriter Eraser, Scale X, 1999, made in partnership with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen (American, born Netherlands, 1942-2009), is recent gift from Trustee Ronnie Heyman and a signature work that stands at the Norton’s new entrance.To celebrate this significant donation, this exhibition examines Oldenburg’s early interpretations of the typewriter eraser, a subject that has inspired him since the late 1960s and culminates in the large-scale collaborations with van Bruggen. The exhibition brings together sculpture and works on paper that illustrate an array of styles, orientations and materials that Oldenburg used to depict the ever morphing forms of this recurring theme. Together, they chronicle the visual evolution of one of Oldenburg’s favorite subjects that, according to the artist, “is a presence in itself.” The exhibition is curated by Assistant Curator J. Rachel Gustafson.For more information, please visit the Norton's website. Journal View All Essays Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen: Joy and Sorrow By Chris Wiley Apr 08, 2021 Essays Claes & Coosje: A Timeline of Large-Scale Projects Mar 26, 2021 Museum Exhibitions Pace Artists Featured in "Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019" Jan 13, 2020 Museum Exhibitions — Oldenburg and van Bruggen at the Norton Museum, Jan 7, 2019