Art Quote by Claes Oldenburg

“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.” quote by Claes Oldenburg — Download Open image

“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 Oldenburg

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