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Claes Oldenburg

  • 1929
    –2022

In 1961 Oldenburg opened a space in his studio to which he gave the same name as an environment he had recently presented: The Store. The objects exhibited and sold there such as Roast Beef were brightly painted plaster sculptures and enamel painted reliefs inspired by the food, clothing and other commodities the artist encountered in the shops of his neighborhood.

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ROAST BEEF
1961

Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel / Mussola imbevuta di gesso su telaio metallico e dipinta a smalto, 35.6 × 43.2 × 40.6 cm
→ Room 2

VITELLO TONNATO
1962

Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel / Mussola imbevuta di gesso su telaio metallico e dipinta a smalto, 105 × 61 × 28 cm
→ Room 2
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The Municipality of Mantua thanks its patrons for the city's historical and artistic heritage through ART BONUS Cartiera Mantovana, Gruppo Finservice SpA, Gruppo Saviola, Lubiam, Marcegaglia, Molino Pasini SpA, Staff SpA, Tea SpA SB for their support in the construction of the new Palazzo della Ragione Museum.