Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Spoonbridge and Cherry, 1985-1988, aluminum, stainless steel, paint
Collection Walker Art Center, Gift of Frederick R. Weisman in honor of his parents, William and Mary Weisman, 1988

Claes Oldenburg with director Martin Friedman: Interview, Part 1, 8/25-26/74
Location: Los Angeles, Chateau Marmart. Martin Friedman interviews Claes Oldenburg in preparation for the Walker Art Center's exhibition Oldenburg: Six Themes, 1975.


All files are in RealAudio format.
Track 1, 9:05
Origins of the "fag end" in Hyde Park, London 1966.
Track 2, 5:34
Discussion of enlarging themes and use of materials, steel and aluminum.
Track 3, 4:05
Are fag ends best in sylvan or urban setting?
Track 4, 9:14
Discussion of ashtray.
Track 5, 9:49
Discussion of form and composition.