I am for an art of things lost or thrown away. . . I am for an art that one smokes like a cigarette. . . I am for an art that flutters like a flag.
Claes OldenburgJudson Church was a very important place because they believed in art. They also took care of drug addicts. Without the Judson, nothing could have happened.
Claes OldenburgI started to draw buildings. I called them Proposed Colossal Monuments - they weren't for real, not for actual building. It was more a critique of architecture.
Claes Oldenburg