Freshly Pressed: Nadja Rottner

February 27, 2012

Freshly Pressed highlights books written or edited by members of the University of Michigan-Dearborn community.

Nadja Rottner's book, "Claes Oldenburg"

Faculty, staff, alumni and students are welcome to submit their recently published titles to this column by emailing Reporter editor Beth Marmarelli at [email protected] with a summary of the book, a high-resolution JPEG of the book’s cover and a URL where readers can purchase the title, if applicable.

American artist Claes Oldenburg is best known for sculpting large-scale hamburgers, ice cream cones, cushiony toilets and typewriters from canvas and vinyl. He is anchored in the public consciousness as a pop artist.

Nadja Rottner, University of Michigan-Dearborn assistant professor of art history, recently edited a collection of writings about Oldenburg’s art, titled Claes Oldenburg. The book, published by MIT Press, was released this month. Purchase a copy of the book.