Spoonbridge and Cherry was commissioned for the Walker Art
Center in 1985. The work was installed in the Minneapolis Sculpture
Garden in 1988. This work is one of two fountain sculptures created
by Oldenburg and his wife, Coosje van Bruggen. The other work, Dropped
Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels, is installed in Miami,
Florida. For the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the two artists considered
a design connecting Minnesota's Native American or Scandinavian heritages
by creating a Viking ship prow or canoe pulled up on the shore of
the pond.
They finally chose the spoon and cherry design, which was
closely connected with Oldenburg's use of common objects for the central
theme in his monumental art. Oldenburg has used a spoon as a motif
or theme in drawings or studies since the early 1960s. He has commented
that the spoon was his idea and the cherry was van Bruggen's idea.
Spoonbridge and Cherry has become a landmark for Minneapolis
and this whimsical sculpture is a favorite among visitors to the Walker
Art Center.
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