Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag (1970)

Genre :

Runtime : 15M

Director : Michel Hugo

Synopsis

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 Gemini GEL print studios.

Actors

Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg
Himself

Crews

Michel Hugo
Michel Hugo
Director

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