The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 176 - 177

Question 1

Oldenburg: Metamorphosis

Answer 1

• Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929)
• he magnified the scale and altered the composition of small objects
• also known for his proposed civic monuments, most of which exist only as witty sketches

Question 2

Minimalism: The Cool School

Answer 2

• primarily a school of sculpture
• eradicated the individual’s hand print, as well as any emotion, image, or message
• was a reaction against both the swagger of Abstract Expressionism and vulgarity of Pop