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1969
(American, 1935–2020)
Overall: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
© Christo 1969
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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Christo's monumental, but temporary interventions into cityscapes and landscapes challenge habitual perception. Predictability is interrupted when a familiar building is covered in fabric, for instance, and becomes a new focus of attention. Christo's comment on the transitory nature of his projects, "I seek the involuntary beauty of the ephemeral," indicates that he relishes the memory of creating a satisfying yet unrepeatable experience. Christo's projects include hanging a curtain across a valley in Colorado and wrapping the Pont-Neuf in Paris the and Reichstag in Berlin. To finance these costly undertakings, Christo makes many drawings, collages, and prints. The proceeds from these artworks are then used to fund the installations.
Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

1969

Christo

(American, 1935–2020)
America, 20th century

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