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Art gallery of ontario toronto canada.
Floor burger ago. Oldenburg is an undisputed modern master and floor burger has become one of the most beloved pieces in the ago collection. Acrylic on canvas filled with foam rubber and cardboard boxes. The work created in 1962 by pop art pioneer claes oldenburg was initially titled giant hamburger. And if that little lot isn t enough it s served with fries and coleslaw.
27 1967 for 2 000. What does matter is that s the prime burger wednesday promo meaning you can get it in your belly for plenty cheapness. A checkers employee has been fired for wiping a burger bun on the kitchen floor. About 50 art students also.
Malcom says the incident shown happened several weeks ago. Perhaps already worried about potential controversy that would ignite. The ago purchased the floor burger from the sidney janis gallery in new york on jan. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife coosje van bruggen who died in 2009.
The art gallery of ontario purchased the floor burger from the sidney janis gallery in new york on jan. Claes oldenburg born january 28 1929 is a swedish born american sculptor best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Fun stories about food relationships the great. Floor burger stands 4 feet 4 inches tall by 7 feet in diameter and the acquisition was not without protest from the public who viewed the sculpture as not appropriate for the gallery.
How does the sound of a new york double burger with fries grab you today. The art gallery of ontario is home to claes oldenburg s work floor burger created in 1962 and purchased by the ago for their permanent collection in 1967. Globe mail photo and headline from feb. But it is also a fragile one which is why the loan has been limited to the exhibition s new.
Floor burger acquired in a ketchup swirl of controversy. Lunch dinner scooby snack whatever the reason it doesn t matter. Bully s pub. Torontonians thought floor burger transgressed accepted standards of what art should be.
Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions of everyday objects. A bang for your buck belly filler available for dine in and delivery. And by plenty cheapness i m talking bangkok bargain here. They had been married for 32 years.
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