{"product_id":"christo-and-jeanne-claude-9783836524094","title":"Christo and Jeanne-Claude","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe work of the artist couple Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) resists categorization. It is a hybrid of art, urban planning, architecture, and engineering, but above all an aesthetic uniquely their own: \u003cstrong\u003esurreal and ethereal environmental interventions that have graced monuments, public parks, and centers of power alike\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This compact book spans the complete career of the couple who were born on the very same day, met in Paris, fell in love, and became \u003cstrong\u003ea creative team like no other\u003c\/strong\u003e. With rich illustration, it spans Christo and Jeanne-Claude's earliest projects in the 1950s right through to \u003cem\u003eThe Floating Piers, \u003c\/em\u003einstalled at Lake Iseo, Italy, in 2016. The book celebrates all of the couple's most famous environmental interventions, such as \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ein New York's Central Park and the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrapped Reichstag\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ein Berlin, while also featuring \u003cstrong\u003eearly drawings and family photos\u003c\/strong\u003e unknown to the wider public.\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 - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristo and Jeanne-Claude\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eWrapped 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\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eL'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, 1961-2021\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolz, Wolfgang:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Volz\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eWrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95\u003c\/em\u003e and (with Josy Kraft) for \u003cem\u003eWrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98\u003c\/em\u003e, and was in charge of \u003cem\u003eThe Wall - 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99 \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBig Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13\u003c\/em\u003e. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaal-Teshuva, Jacob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacob Baal-Teshuva\u003c\/strong\u003e (1929-2022) was an author, critic, and independent curator of museum shows. He studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at New York University. His numerous publications include works on Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Christo and Jeanne-Claude. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078190625042,"sku":"9783836524094","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc099f1e-9a19-493f-ad60-563ea21722f9.jpg?v=1772534344","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christo-and-jeanne-claude-9783836524094","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}