The works of
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
are monuments of transience. Gigantic in scale, they are
always temporary
, created to exist only for a limited time and to leave unique, unrepeatable impressions. “From the smallest of the
Packages
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)
Part biography, part critical analysis, part catalogue, this updated edition
brings back TASCHEN’s best-selling Collector’s Edition
. It spans Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s entire work,
from early drawings and family photos to plans for future projects.
Hundreds of photographs and original works
trace the couple’s projects from the past 10 years
, including
The Floating Piers
and
The
London Mastaba
, as well as
works in progress such as
The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates
L’Arc de Triomphe Wrapped, Paris
.
Together with the comprehensive
photographic documentation by Wolfgang Volz
this book is
a celebration of the work of two artists whose imagination has affected the landscape of every continent.