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THE ACCIDENTAL POSSIBILITIES OF THE CITY: CLAES OLDENBURG’S URBANISM IN POSTWAR AMERICA
KATHERINE SMITH IN CONVERSATION WITH SUSANNEH BIEBER Event date: Monday, March 1, 2021 – 7:30pm to 9:00pm Charis and Agnes Scott College welcome Professor Katherine Smith in conversation with Susanneh Bieber for a celebration of Smith’s groundbreaking study of the sculptor, Claes Oldenburg: The Accidental Possibilities of the City: Claes Oldenburg’s Urbanism in Postwar America. This event takes place on crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. Register here. Claes Oldenburg’s commitment to familiar objects has shaped accounts of his career, but his associations with Pop art and postwar consumerism have overshadowed another crucial aspect of his work. In this revealing reassessment, Katherine Smith traces Oldenburg’s profound responses to shifting urban conditions, framing his enduring relationship with the city…