Saturday, July 12, 2025

In Bed

This is probably one of Marlies's earliest works. It comes from the collection of Marius Boender, who kindly shared his photos with me.

Marlies and Marius Boender got together after she returned from Japan in the early 1970s.

Mr Boender points out that Marlies made it using a mold of a real, small mattress.

According to him the work should be viewed in the context of hyperrealism and the art of Claes Oldenburg, which were popular in the early 1970s. The spirit of the times is also evident in the piece.

Mr Boender only just saved the work in time, as Marlies had almost thrown it away after they moved house.










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