Conversation with Claes Oldenburg

Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 pm

On the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the Museum and the exhibition Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties, artist Claes Oldenburg will discuss his creative process as well as the projects he developed with Coosje van Bruggen and Frank O. Gehry, such as Il Corso del Coltello, a performance that took place in Venice (Italy) in 1985, and Binoculars, the sculptural contribution to Gehry’s Chiat/Day building in Los Angeles, inaugurated in 1991.

Free tickets available in advance at the Museum Members admission desk and Museum website.
Venue: Auditorium.

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Design for a Theater Library for Venice in the Form of Binoculars and Coltello Ship in Three Stages, 1984
Pencil, colored pencil, chalk, watercolor
76.2 x 101.6 cm
Collection Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen
Photo courtesy the Oldenburg van Bruggen Studio © 1984 Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Shared reflections

Discover the exhibits with tours and discussions led by museum professionals.

Curatorial vision
Wednesday, November 14
Lucía Agirre, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Research

Key concepts
Wednesday, November 21
Marta Arzak, Deputy Director of Education and Interpretation

Meet at the Information desk 6.30 pm.

Sponsored by Fundación Vizcaína Aguirre.