Knäckebröd 1966

"Knäckebröd," a 1966 work by Claes Oldenburg, is a sculpture that depicts a slice of Swedish crispbread. Oldenburg's work is often characterized by its playful and humorous treatment of everyday objects, which he enlarged to monumental scale. Here, the crispbread is rendered in a realistic manner, with its signature holes and textured surface, yet it is presented as a monolithic form, inviting the viewer to reconsider this mundane object in a new light. The work is a prime example of Pop Art, a movement that emerged in the 1960s and celebrated the iconography of popular culture.