{"product_id":"christo-and-jeanne-claude-40th-anniversary-edition-9783836580779","title":"Christo and Jeanne-Claude. 40th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cstrong\u003eChristo and Jeanne-Claude \u003c\/strong\u003eare monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they are \u003cstrong\u003ealways temporary\u003c\/strong\u003e, created to exist only for a limited time and to leave unique, unrepeatable impressions. \"From the smallest of the \u003cem\u003ePackages\u003c\/em\u003e made in Paris in the early 1960s, to the delicate pattern of hundreds of branches embraced by a translucent fabric veil... in Christo and Jeanne-Claude's works there is nothing abstract, nothing imagined; it is all there--corporeal and tangible.\" (Lorenza Giovanelli)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part biography, part critical analysis, part catalogue, this updated edition \u003cstrong\u003ebrings back TASCHEN's best-selling Collector's Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e. It spans Christo and Jeanne-Claude's entire work, \u003cstrong\u003e from early drawings and family photos to plans for future projects. \u003c\/strong\u003eHundreds of photographs and original works \u003cstrong\u003etrace the couple's projects from the past 10 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cem\u003eThe Floating Piers \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLondon Mastaba\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cstrong\u003eworks in progress such as \u003cem\u003eThe Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Together with the comprehensive \u003cstrong\u003ephotographic documentation by Wolfgang Volz \u003c\/strong\u003ethis book is \u003cstrong\u003ea celebration of the work of two artists whose imagination has affected the landscape of every continent.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeanne-Claude, Christo And:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Christo and Jeanne-Claude began their collaboration in 1961, and lived in New York City since 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009; Christo died in 2020. Their large-scale projects include Wrapped Coast, Australia, 1968-69; Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72; Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76; Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, 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 and The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18. Christo and Jeanne-Claude's temporary work of art L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Project for Paris is scheduled for September 18-October 3, 2021.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolz, Wolfgang:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Wolfgang Volz has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the exclusive photographer of their works since 1971. He was also project director (with Roland Specker) for Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95 and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98, and was in charge of The Wall - 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.\"","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553647628562,"sku":"9783836580779","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b611b56-b888-41d9-9a74-08007037032b.jpg?v=1731700867","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christo-and-jeanne-claude-40th-anniversary-edition-9783836580779","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}