"Typewriter Eraser" by Claes Oldenberg and Coosje van BruggenWhen Ed and I were in Las Vegas in November, we saw this. Just knowing what it is, instantly ages you. Ed, the spring chicken, had no idea what it was.
I hadn't seen one in years and excitedly said, "It's a typewriter eraser!"
He said, "What's a typewriter??"
I'm kidding; he didn't ask what a typewriter was. But I did have to tell him that not only could I identify this object, but I've used one. In typing class. A class you say, for learning how to type?? Doesn't everyone come out of the womb these days knowing how to type? Geez, not every generation was born with a keyboard and mouse three feet from their crib.
Apparently this blast from the past makes Claes and Coosje some pretty popular guys. A smaller version of "Typewriter Eraser" sold at a Christie's auction in 2009 for $2,210,500.00!!
So seriously now...what mundane object from my generation can I make a giant sculpture of and sell for a cool two mil?
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3 comments:
Too funny, I have one in my desk and I'm old!!!
Really, a typewriter?
How about a vhs tape? Or an ol' floppy disk? That one might make you a few pennies.
That is so cool. I was trying to describe what the carriage return on a typewriter was to a younger friend the other day. That is the kind of typewriter I learned to type on ......type type type type "slam" type type type type "slam".
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