Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.61 kg, 96 pages
Edition: German
"Our work is about freedom."
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary art
The work of the artist couple Christo (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) defies categorization. It is simultaneously art, urban planning, architecture, and technology. Surreal and ephemeral interventions in nature and the built environment; complex, provocative, political, unique.
This compact book covers the complete career of the couple, who were born on the same day, met and fell in love in Paris in the late 1950s, and to an unprecedented creative team grew together. Lavishly illustrated, the book ranges from Christo and Jeanne-Claude's earliest projects in the late 1950s to The Floating Piers , installed on Italy's Lake Iseo in 2016. The book naturally includes all of the couple's famous projects, such as... The Gates in New York's Central Park and the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, but also shows Early drawings and family photos that were largely unknown to the general public until now.
This compact book covers the complete career of the couple, who were born on the same day, met and fell in love in Paris in the late 1950s, and to an unprecedented creative team grew together. Lavishly illustrated, the book ranges from Christo and Jeanne-Claude's earliest projects in the late 1950s to The Floating Piers , installed on Italy's Lake Iseo in 2016. The book naturally includes all of the couple's famous projects, such as... The Gates in New York's Central Park and the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, but also shows Early drawings and family photos that were largely unknown to the general public until now.
The artists
The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude They worked together from 1961 and lived in New York City from 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009, Christo in 2020. Their most important projects: Wrapped Coast, Australia, 1968-69, Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72 , Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972–76 , Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83 , The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975–85, The Umbrellas, Japan–USA, 1984–91, Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95 , Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997–98 , The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 , The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16, The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18 and L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, 1961-2021 .
The photographer
Wolfgang Volz He has worked with the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude since 1971. Project Director (together with Roland Specker) for the Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95 and (together with Josy Kraft) for the Shrouded Trees, Riehen, 1998–99 . He also oversaw the execution of The Wall – 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, 1998–99 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, 2010–13 . He is the exclusive photographer of the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. This close collaboration has resulted in numerous books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide.
The author
Jacob Baal-Teshuva (1929–2022) was an author, art critic, and independent museum curator. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and New York University. He wrote publications on Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, and Jean-Michel. Basquiat , Andy Warhol as well as Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.61 kg, 96 pages
Edition: German
"Our work is about freedom."
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary art
The work of the artist couple Christo (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) defies categorization. It is simultaneously art, urban planning, architecture, and technology. Surreal and ephemeral interventions in nature and the built environment; complex, provocative, political, unique.
This compact book covers the complete career of the couple, who were born on the same day, met and fell in love in Paris in the late 1950s, and to an unprecedented creative team grew together. Lavishly illustrated, the book ranges from Christo and Jeanne-Claude's earliest projects in the late 1950s to The Floating Piers , installed on Italy's Lake Iseo in 2016. The book naturally includes all of the couple's famous projects, such as... The Gates in New York's Central Park and the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, but also shows Early drawings and family photos that were largely unknown to the general public until now.
This compact book covers the complete career of the couple, who were born on the same day, met and fell in love in Paris in the late 1950s, and to an unprecedented creative team grew together. Lavishly illustrated, the book ranges from Christo and Jeanne-Claude's earliest projects in the late 1950s to The Floating Piers , installed on Italy's Lake Iseo in 2016. The book naturally includes all of the couple's famous projects, such as... The Gates in New York's Central Park and the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, but also shows Early drawings and family photos that were largely unknown to the general public until now.
The artists
The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude They worked together from 1961 and lived in New York City from 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009, Christo in 2020. Their most important projects: Wrapped Coast, Australia, 1968-69, Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72 , Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972–76 , Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83 , The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975–85, The Umbrellas, Japan–USA, 1984–91, Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95 , Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997–98 , The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 , The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16, The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18 and L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, 1961-2021 .
The photographer
Wolfgang Volz He has worked with the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude since 1971. Project Director (together with Roland Specker) for the Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95 and (together with Josy Kraft) for the Shrouded Trees, Riehen, 1998–99 . He also oversaw the execution of The Wall – 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, 1998–99 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, 2010–13 . He is the exclusive photographer of the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. This close collaboration has resulted in numerous books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide.
The author
Jacob Baal-Teshuva (1929–2022) was an author, art critic, and independent museum curator. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and New York University. He wrote publications on Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, and Jean-Michel. Basquiat , Andy Warhol as well as Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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