Clothespin

Clothespin

Claes Oldenburg

Jill Robostello

"Clothespin"  by Claes Oldenburg is located right outside of city hall in Center Square and is positioned above the stairs to the Market-Frankfort line.  It was finished in 1976 and Oldenburg described the shape to look like two lovers intertwining.  I found the most interesting view to be underneath the sculpture on the stairs down to the subway.  The sculpture is made of a weathered steel, black-brown in color, with obvious dripping water stains on it.  The weathering is truly beautiful.  I thought it was lovely that you could access the sculpture at an extreme below angle.  I found everything else about the location a bit unfortunate.  To see the sculpture at a distance, I had to cross the street.  The crowd sitting on the stairs and in front of the sculpture were a bit shady - making the sculpture less accessible.  No one on the street noticed the sculpture, cars driving by did not take a moment to look at it, and even when I was taking pictures of it, no one took a glance.