Christo and Jeanne-Claude. L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
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30L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Christo and Jeanne-Claude's posthumous work, 60 years in the making
Like most of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work, L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped is temporary and runs for 16 days from Saturday, September 18 to Sunday, October 3, 2021. Carried out in close collaboration with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, the historic structure is wrapped in recyclable polypropylene fabric in silvery blue and recyclable red rope. The project is the posthumous realisation of a long-held dream for Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who first drew up plans to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in 1961 while renting a small room near the monument.
Published as a tribute to the late artists and their lifelong partnership, the book includes original sketches, technical data, and exclusive photography, creating a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the genesis of this prodigious artwork.
L'artista
Christo (1935–2020) e Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) hanno lavorato insieme dal 1961. Tra i loro progetti su larga scala si annoverano 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 e The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005.
Il fotografo
Wolfgang Volz (nato a Tuttlingen nel 1948) ha lavorato con Christo e Jeanne-Claude dal 1972, occupandosi, fra l’altro, della fotografia delle opere. Durante i progetti Wrapped Reichstag e Wrapped Trees e nell’installazione di The Wall è stato direttore tecnico per la realizzazione delle opere. Da questa stretta collaborazione sono nati molti libri e più di 300 mostre in musei e gallerie di tutto il mondo. Wolfgang Volz vive e lavora a Stoccolma.
Gli autori
Jonathan William Henery is the son of Jeanne-Claude’s sister, Joyce May Henery. In 1993, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. He is a musician and was Jeanne-Claude’s full-time assistant from 1996 to 2009, and continues to manage Christo’s office today. Jonathan has collaborated on numerous publications about their work.
Lorenza Giovanelli, historiadora del arte, dirigió la oficina del último gran proyecto de Christo, The Floating Piers, en 2016. De 2017 a 2020 trabajó para Christo en Nueva York, colaborando en varias exposiciones y publicaciones sobre el arte de Christo y Jeanne-Claude, y en la actualidad sigue trabajando para el Patrimonio de los artistas.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude. L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Softcover with flaps, 23.5 x 29 cm, 0.82 kg, 128 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-7952-0
Edizione: Multilingue (Francese, Inglese, Tedesco)5