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''Clothespin'' is a weathering steel sculpture, by Claes Oldenburg. It is located at Centre Square, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia.〔http://www.philart.net/art.php?id=75〕 Oldenburg is noted for his attempts to democratize art, and the location of ''Clothespin'', above SEPTA's City Hall subway station, allows thousands of viewers to view it on a daily basis. 〔Bach, Penny Balkin. Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1992. 241. Print.〕 It was dedicated June 25, 1976. Made of Corten steel, ''Clothespin'' is praised by art critics for its velvety texture and weathered, warm reddish-brown color. 〔Bach, Penny Balkin. Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1992. 241. Print.〕 The silvery steel "spring" part the two textured work resembles the numerals "76", apt for the United States Bicentennial year. Tying in Philadelphia's colonial heritage with its difficult present, ''Clothespin'' addresses the city's civic issues and attempts to close the gap between income levels within the city through its universally recognized form.〔Hunter, Becky H. "Philadelphia Social Art." Artists Reclaim the Commons: New Works-new Territories-new Publics. Ed. Glenn Harper and Twylene Moyer. Hamilton, NJ: ISC, 2013. 268. Print.〕 The design has been likened to the "embracing couple" in Constantin Brâncuși's sculpture ''The Kiss'' in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was commissioned in May 1974, by developer Jack Wolgin, as part of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's one percent for art program.〔 ==See also== *List of public art in Philadelphia * List of works by Oldenburg and van Bruggen 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clothespin (Oldenburg)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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