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Giant Binoculars
Coosje van Bruggen, Claes Oldenburg1991
Public Art in Public Places
California, United States
This 45-foot high public art sculpture is incorporated into the multi-story façade of the Frank Gehry-designed Chiat/Day office building, lending its "Giant Binoculars" title to the building itself, popularly known as the "Binoculars Building." The concrete and cement plaster sculpture incorporates both vehicle and pedestrian building entrances in its design.
Details
- Title: Giant Binoculars
- Creator: Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen
- Date Created: 1991
- Physical Location: Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Location Created: Public Art "Giant Binoculars", Main Street, Venice, CA
- Physical Dimensions: 45 x 44 x 18 ft
- Subject Keywords: Public art, Public space, Binoculars Building, Contemporary art, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States of America, Claes Oldenburg, Coosje van Bruggen, Venice
- Type: Sculpture, Mammoth art, Public art
- External Link: Public Art in Public Places: "Giant Binoculars", Google Maps: Public Art "Giant Binoculars"
- Medium: Concrete, Cement, Plaster
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