Claes Oldenburg, Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks
1969
Weathering steel, painted: steel, aluminum, and FRP
Restored tracks oxidizing outdoors in order to develop the reddish-brown appearance characteristic of weathering steel. Overlapping components in the construction are now seal-welded at their perimeters to prevent water from wicking between layers and causing corrosion.
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