Coosje van Bruggen

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Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's Spoonbridge and Cherry (1985–88), part of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn.

Coosje van Bruggen

American artist

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Claes Oldenburg
In 1977 Oldenburg married Coosje van Bruggen, his second wife. The couple began to collaborate on commissions, and from 1981 her signature also appeared on their work. They worked with architect Frank Gehry on the Main Street Project (1975–84) in Venice, California, and Camp Good Times (1984–85) in the…
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In 1977 Oldenburg married Coosje van Bruggen, his second wife. The couple began to collaborate on commissions, and from 1981 her signature also appeared on their work. They worked with architect Frank Gehry on the Main Street Project (1975–84) in Venice, California, and Camp Good Times (1984–85) in the…
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
pieces, including Claes Oldenburg’s and Coosje van Bruggen’s site-specific Shuttlecocks (1994). In June 2007 the museum underwent a major expansion with the opening of the Bloch Building (165,000 square feet [15,329 square metres]). Largely underground, the innovative building is topped by glass cubes that channel light into the subterranean galleries.
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pieces, including Claes Oldenburg’s and Coosje van Bruggen’s site-specific Shuttlecocks (1994). In June 2007 the museum underwent a major expansion with the opening of the Bloch Building (165,000 square feet [15,329 square metres]). Largely underground, the innovative building is topped by glass cubes that channel light into the subterranean galleries.
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