The toilet is one of Oldenburg’s “soft” sculptures, in which he renders everyday objects—a fan, hand mixer, electric plugs and outlets (lots of them), a vacuum cleaner, a piece of cake, some French fries, etc.—either useless or unappetizing, thereby separating their form from their function. I cannot confirm whether the toilet is entirely non-functional, however, because when I tried to use it, and before I had a chance to flush, a Walker security guard escorted me out of the room.