Volz, Wolfgang
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Christo's ingenious projects are further documented here in two books that could not be more different in approach and scope. Vaizey's book is little more than a visual survey, and its 11-page introductory essay is a nightmare. The type is much too large and the prose is replete with awkward syntax, vague allusions, and one-sentence paragraphs. The book doesn't compare to Dominique G. Laporte's Christo (Abrams, 1986), which is more sophisticated, intelligent, and critical. Christo: The Pont-Neuf, Wrapped . . . is a consummately definitive 12-pound tome cataloging the artist's transformative sculptural process upon the ancient Paris bridge. Although at first the book appears to be overkill, its irresistible beauty and impeccable completeness is justification in itself. Everything is here, from the first diary entry and negotiations with Parisian authorities to drawings, collages, scale models, legal battles, and the final magnificent production involving over 600 workers and 440,000 square feet of material. There are nearly 800 illustrations, 286 in color. Even a piece of the golden polyamide fabric is included. For major fans and well-endowed collections.
- Terry McMaster, Utica Coll. of Syracuse Univ. Lib.,
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Condition: Gut. Bourdon, David. CHRISTO: The Pont Neuf, Wrapped. Photographs by Wolfgang Volz, essay by Bernard de Mongolfier. 588 pp. includes hundreds of photographs, diagrams and reproductions, many in color, p. New York, Abrams, 1990. Kanten des Schubers mit Abrieb. Das Stoffstück fehlt!!! 9780810931640 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Seller Inventory # 181248
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Bourdon, David. CHRISTO: The Pont Neuf, Wrapped. Photographs by Wolfgang Volz, essay by Bernard de Mongolfier. 588 pp. includes hundreds of photographs, diagrams and reproductions, many in color, plus a sample of the fabric used. Stout, square 4to, cloth in slipcase. New York, Abrams, 1990. Seller Inventory # 30265
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Hardbound. Condition: VG++/VG++. Tan cloth inside color illustrated cloth slipcase. 588 pp., over 1000 color and bw plates, illustrations and reproductions. A stunning copy with remnants of shrink wrap still on case. Opened only to verify edition, otherwise new. Includes a piece of the fabric. Seller Inventory # 128636
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hardcover. Condition: fine. Paris, 1975-85. Photographs by Wolfgang Volz. Commentary by David Bourdon. Hundreds of illustrations in color and in black & white throughout. 588pp. Very thick oblong 4to, cloth, pictorial board slipcase. New York: Abrams, (1990). A fine copy in a fine slipcase. Seller Inventory # 252960
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Drawings and specifications about the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris. In a book case. Additional shipping charge of $6 because of the weight of the book. Seller Inventory # 2786
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