Mistos (Matches) is a monumental sculpture by Claes Oldenburg that turns a simple matchbox into a large-scale urban intervention. Several matches rise from the box, one with a vivid blue flame.
The work plays with scale, turning an everyday object into something almost theatrical. Placed in public space, it invites you to look again at something easily overlooked. Pop Art at its simplest: humour, provocation and a small spark that disrupts the everyday.
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It’s made of steel and painted in vivid acrylic colours, which gives it a strong presence outdoors.
