By Christo
Located in New York, NY
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-1995, 1996
Hardback monograph with slipcase (hand signed and numbered - Hors Commerce edition, reserved for artists and contributors)
Signed by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and photographer Wolfgang Volz and numbered numbered HC-694/HC-700 on the colophon. Also has an encased piece of the actual Reichstag wrapping! fabric!
12 × 12 × 1 1/2 inches
Makes a memorable gift! It's hand signed and numbered - with a piece of the actual Reichstag wrapping fabric laid in.
Signed by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Wolfgang Volz and numbered numbered HC-694 on the colophon page
(an Hors Commerce [not for sale] edition reserved for artists and collaborators)
Original textured silver cloth with blue lettering on spine, housed in matching photo-illustrated slipcase, black lettering on spine. Contains an example of the original aluminum mesh used to wrap the Reichstag, framed in white cardboard (9 x 9") at inside back cover. Documentation of one of the startling and most stunning public art projects, representing the essence of conceptual art on a scale unmatched in the 20th century, one might say. 100 rock climbers abseiling down the facade of the Reichstag, without cranes or machinery being used in the project. This publication provides vivid documentation and a perspective of the extent of the project by the Bulgarian artist. His personal view, as expressed in The Guardian: "Artist - and above all architects - seek permanence," he said. "I don't. I like leaving nothing. That takes courage." His projects were funded mainly by selling preparatory drawings, always refusing sponsorship. Christo forbade the Three Tenors...
Category
1990s Pop Art Landscape Prints
MaterialsMixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset