Claes Oldenburg Movies

  • 1980
    The Shock of the New

    The Shock of the New

    The Shock of the New

    6.51980HD

    A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.

    The Shock of the New
  • 1975
    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

    01975HD

    In conversation with Roy Lichtenstein, critic Lawrence Alloway places Pop Art on a continuum of twentieth-century art that includes collage, Dada,...

    Roy Lichtenstein
  • 1967
    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    Poem Posters

    01967HD

    ... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William...

    Poem Posters
  • 1964
    Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

    Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

    Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

    01964HD

    Shot during Warhol's cross-county trip to Los Angeles during his second exhibition at the Ferus - the same trip during which he filmed the footage...

    Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
  • 2011
    Manhattan Mouse Museum

    Manhattan Mouse Museum

    Manhattan Mouse Museum

    02011HD

    Manhattan Mouse Museum takes a glimpse into the world of American Pop Art icon Claes Oldenburg as he tends to an assembly of small curios, objects,...

    Manhattan Mouse Museum
  • 2006
    Who Gets to Call It Art?

    Who Gets to Call It Art?

    Who Gets to Call It Art?

    6.72006HD

    Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.

    Who Gets to Call It Art?
  • 1970
    Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag

    Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag

    Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag

    4.41970HD

    This short film sees the thoughts and process of Claes Oldenburg come to life as he produced the soft kinetic sculptures from his ice bag series at...

    Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag
  • 2023
    All Kinds of Love

    All Kinds of Love

    All Kinds of Love

    02023HD

    Tilda Swinton recites a poem by Claes Oldenburg.

    All Kinds of Love
  • 1995
    Ein Schlips steht Kopf

    Ein Schlips steht Kopf

    Ein Schlips steht Kopf

    01995HD

    Ein Schlips steht Kopf
  • 1963
    Voyages II

    Voyages II

    Voyages II

    01963HD

    A Film of a Claes Oldenburg Happening, Ray Gun Theater, 1962.

    Voyages II
  • 1961
    Fotodeath

    Fotodeath

    Fotodeath

    31961HD

    An experimental film from Al Kouzel which edits unrelated scenes together with a camera tying them together.

    Fotodeath
  • 1969
    Heads

    Heads

    Heads

    01969HD

    Includes 'portraits' of Marianne Faithfull, Thelonious Monk and 28 others, some known, some less so.

    Heads
  • 1971
    The Great Ice-Cream Robbery

    The Great Ice-Cream Robbery

    The Great Ice-Cream Robbery

    01971HD

    Two screens of film about - and sometimes shot by - Claes Oldenburg, detailing his inspiration, his methods and his relationship with his partner...

    The Great Ice-Cream Robbery
  • 1967
    Grimace

    Grimace

    Grimace

    01967HD

    Produced over several years between 1962 and 1967, Grimaces shows the faces of over a hundred artists, gallery owners and critics grimacing to the...

    Grimace
  • 1963
    Scarface and Aphrodite

    Scarface and Aphrodite

    Scarface and Aphrodite

    01963HD

    Based on a "Happening" by Claes Oldenburg, with a cast of twenty.

    Scarface and Aphrodite
  • 1975
    Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years

    Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years

    Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years

    01975HD

    Gathering inspiration from the world around him, Claes Oldenburg has dedicated his career to giving objects life. What many would see only as their...

    Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years
  • 1975
    Hannah's Haircut

    Hannah's Haircut

    Hannah's Haircut

    01975HD

    Hannah Wilke, upon Tschinkel's suggestion, cuts fellow artist, Claes Oldenburg's hair, which is taped for Tschinkel's Manhattan Cable TV show,...

    Hannah's Haircut
  • 1967
    Art of the Sixties

    Art of the Sixties

    Art of the Sixties

    01967HD

    This film documents the major directions in modern American art during the first seven years of the 1960s. The keynote is that the artist has...

    Art of the Sixties
  • 1963
    Nekropolis I

    Nekropolis I

    Nekropolis I

    01963HD

    A Film of a Claes Oldenburg Happening, Ray Gun Theater, 1962.

    Nekropolis I
  • 1962
    Pat's Birthday

    Pat's Birthday

    Pat's Birthday

    51962HD

    Breer was influenced by the new performance art and "happenings" making waves in the avant-garde of Europe and New York. He worked briefly with Claes...

    Pat's Birthday