All Ages Artmaking: Still-Life Sketches  Sun, Dec 14, 2025, 11 am–2 pm

All Ages Artmaking: Still-Life Sketches 

Sun, Dec 14, 2025
11 am–2 pm

A white sculptural toilet with bright blue cushioned interiors shown in a flexible and folded state. A black pump-like element hangs from the side. The artwork is displayed on a black rectangular base against a plain gray background.
A white sculptural toilet with bright blue cushioned interiors shown in a flexible and folded state. A black pump-like element hangs from the side. The artwork is displayed on a black rectangular base against a plain gray background.

Claes Oldenburg, Soft Toilet, 1966. Wood, vinyl, kapok, wire, plexiglass on metal stand and painted wood base, 56 1/8 × 31 5/16 × 30 1/8 in. (142.6 × 79.5 × 76.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; 50th Anniversary Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor W. Ganz 79.83a-c. © Claes Oldenburg

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Floor 5

Open to all ages

Artists of all ages are invited to make still-life sketches inspired by the playful world of Claes Oldenburg! Explore his drawings and sculptures, now on view in Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life, Untitled” (America) and Sixties Surreal!

Oldenburg paid close attention to the details of everyday objects and transformed them into works of art that invite us to see the ordinary in a new way.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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