The erotic or the sexual is the root of "art"; its first impulse.

Claes Oldenburg

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Topic

Sex Art

Speaker

Claes Oldenburg

Language

English

Time

20th century

Occupation

Sculptor Artist

From

Sweden Europe

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Citation

Oldenburg, Claes and Germano Celant. "Claes Oldenburg and the Feeling of Things," Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology. Guggenheim Museum Publications, 1995, p. 13.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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