Christo : the Pont-Neuf, wrapped, Paris, 1975-85 / photographs: Wolfgang Volz ; picture commentary: David Bourdon ; The Pont-Neuf and Paris: Bernard de Montgolfier ; [editor, Eric Himmel].

Main entry:

Christo, 1935-2020.

Title & Author:

Christo : the Pont-Neuf, wrapped, Paris, 1975-85 / photographs: Wolfgang Volz ; picture commentary: David Bourdon ; The Pont-Neuf and Paris: Bernard de Montgolfier ; [editor, Eric Himmel].

Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1990.

Description:

586 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 30 cm

Notes:
"Artwork by Christo and excerpts from Jeanne-Claude Christo's work diary" --Colophon.
Includes a mounted piece of the fabric used for wrapping.
Issued in slipcase.
Includes extracts from Christo's work diary.

Summary:

The Pont-Neuf, wrapped, Paris, 1975-85 was a temporary work of art consisting of wrapping the Pont-Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, with 440,000 square feet of sand-stone colour, woven polyamide fabric covering the vaults and sides of the 12 arches, the parapets down to the ground, the sidewalks and curbs, the 48 street lights, the vertical walls of the embankment of the western tip of the Ile de la Cité, and the esplanade of the Vert-Galant. The project was completed on Sept. 22, 1985, and remained on view for 2 weeks. Includes a sample of the original fabric used by Christo as well as engineering drawings and diagrams, and excerpts from Jeanne-Claude Christo's work diary.

ISBN:

0810931648
9780810931640

Subject:

Christo, 1935-2020. Pont Neuf wrapped.
Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009 Diaries.
Christo, 1935- Pont-Neuf, wrapped.
Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009
Pont Neuf wrapped (Christo)
Conceptual art France Paris.
Art conceptuel France Paris.
Buildings
Conceptual art
Paris (France) Buildings, structures, etc. In art.
France Paris
Christo 1935- Pont Neuf wrapped

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Art
Diaries
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009.
Volz, Wolfgang, 1948-
Bourdon, David.
Montgolfier, Bernard de, 1926-
Himmel, Eric.

Pont-Neuf, wrapped, Paris, 1975-85

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 204356
Call No.: N44.C556 C577 1990
Status: Available

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