Christo

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ISBN 10: 0847812391 ISBN 13: 9780847812394

Published by Rizzoli, 1990

Language: English

Condition: Used - Fine Hardcover

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11 3/4"x8 1/2".128 pages. The spine is very square and straight with a tight binding. Pages are white and clean with beautiful color photographs from Christo's career, signed boldly by Christo in orange on the half title page. Dust jacket fine/near fine, little to no shelf wear with the primary flaw being a shallow scratch on back cover. Ask for pictures!

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Title: Christo
Publisher: Rizzoli
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0847812391
ISBN 13: 9780847812394
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Examines the Bulgarian-born artist's major works, such as Surrounded Islands, Running Fences, and the Pont Neuf Wrapped, which are catagorized as both sculptures and performance art

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Christo's art is a paradox. Massive yet delicate, even evanescent, his projects built of plastics and metals look like naturalistic interventions in the "real" world. Running Fence , a ribbon of mother-of-pearl-colored nylon fabric, responds to the changing light as it stretches across countless miles in California. When Bulgarian-born Christo Javacheff wraps a motorcycle, an armchair or an entire building in tarpaulin or plastic, the act of wrapping seems simultaneously to conceal, enshrine, bury and iconize the object. In this attractively illustrated showcase, art historian Vaizey interprets Christo's productions as theater and public performance: he has erected cheerfully painted Pop storefronts and a wall of empty oil barrels; he has wrapped a Paris bridge in shimmering golden fabric. A joint Japan-U.S. Christo project, previewed in the book, will set thousands of blue-and-yellow umbrellas bobbing across parks and fields.
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