The artwork titled “Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything (Dual Hamburgers)” was created by Claes Oldenburg in 1962. Rendered in plaster, burlap, and enamel, this piece belongs to the Pop Art movement and is categorized as a sculpture. It is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork features two cheeseburgers situated side by side, each adorned with layers of lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and tomatoes, mimicking a classic American fast-food presentation. The piece employs exaggerated textures and vibrant colors to elevate the mundane subject of a cheeseburger to an artful exploration of consumer culture and mass production. The tactile, almost crude application of materials gives it a larger-than-life and somewhat cartoonish quality, characteristic of Oldenburg’s approach to representing everyday objects. The intention behind this piece aligns with the ideals of Pop Art, which often seeks to blur the boundaries between “high” and “low” culture by incorporating popular, banal subjects into the realm of fine art.
