Claes Oldenburg at Pace Gallery

Claes Oldenburg’s new sculptures remix objects familiar from his and parter Coosje van Bruggen’s career (a pencil once proposed as a New York monument, a banana skin flapping in the wind, yellow and brown potato chips). Collectively titled ‘Shelf Life,’ Oldenberg’s relatively small-scale assemblages beg the question of an idea’s staying power and continued relevance. (At Pace Gallery’s 24th Street location through Nov 11th).

Claes Oldenburg, Shelf Life Number 2, mixed media, 19 15/16 x 28 ¾ x 12 3/16 inches, 2016-17.