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Spoonbridge and Cherry

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, 1988

Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen Model for Spoonbridge and Cherry (small study) 1986 wood, paint, pencil, felt tip, nails, plastic tree, spoon H 8 1/2 x W 12 7/8 x D 12 5/8 in.

What's a spoon doing in the middle of a garden?

Can you believe a 7,000-pound, 52-foot-long, 29-foot-high spoon with a cherry on top? Even though it's a sculpture, Spoonbridge and Cherry is also a fountain. The water sprays from the top and bottom of the cherry stem. Walker Art Center commissioned husband-and-wife artist team, Claes Oldenburg (Kläs OL-den-berg) and Coosje van Bruggen (CO-sha van-BRU-gan) to create this large-scale sculpture. It sits in a pond which is shaped like a linden seed pod.