Christo (Art now)

Christo

Thames&Hudson

The Description for this book, Christo: Oceanfront, will be forthcoming.

Christo: Oceanfront

Reference

Princeton University Press

First edition numbered copy #1,317 of 1,500 print run.

Christo: Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72

Abrams

NY Abrams 1969 1st Edition Cream Cloth Hardcover with what looks like pencil sketches on cover. Oblong 4to. N.d. (1969). 321 pp. 320 illustrations, 84 of them in colour.

H.N. Abrams

Published in 1978 and limited to 2159 total copies, the deluxe first editions of Running Fence were numbered and signed by the artist. It is hardbound with white cloth boards and measures 11" x 12" x 3". It is has a hard slip case, and at 695 pages, it weighs nearly 12 pounds.About the project: "In 1973, after 17 stateless years, Christo became a United States citizen. That same year, he began preparations for Running Fence: a veiled fence, made from steel posts and steel cables, running through the landscape and leading into the sea. The fence was to be 5.5 meters high and 40 kilometers long. For the project, agricultural workers needed to be convinced and the permission of the authorities had to be obtained, so Christo and Jeanne-Claude hired nine lawyers. At the end of 1974 Christo marked the path of the fence with wooden stakes. On 29 April 1976 the work finally began after a long struggle against bureaucracy. Approximately 200,000 square meters of nylon, 2050 steel posts and 145 km of steel cable were needed. On 10 September 1976 the work was completed. However, Christo and Jeanne-Claude had to pay a $60,000 fine, because they lacked permission for the coastal region" (Wikipedia). This book documents that journey down to the smallest detail. Featured are a chronology of the project, fact sheet, Christo's public art, his vision of Running Fence, the search for the site, attempts to rally support, the communities and people involved, the legal battle that ensued, an environmental impact report, testimony from public hearings, detailed construction reports, and tons of photographs that show the early drawing of the project, letters, detailed maps and construction plans--also bound in the book is a piece of the actual white nylon used in the installation.

Christo: Running Fence: Sonoma and Marin Counties, California 1972-76

Christo--Wrapped walk ways: Loose Park, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977-78

Documents the Surrounded Islands project from its initial planning including fabric selection, to the local public hearings, to the project's completion

Christo: Surrounded Islands : Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami Florida, 1980-83

Arts & Photography

Fineberg, Jonathan David

Volz, Wolfgang

Mulholland, Janet

Individual Artists

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

Documents the Surrounded Islands project from its initial planning including fabric selection, to the local public hearings, to the project's completion

Christo: Surrounded islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83

Accordion-Fold Book for the Umbrellas

Yanagi, Masahiko

Chronicle Books+

From the early 1960s through the early 70s, Pop Art swept the industrialized world. Iconoclastic, rebellious, and immediately popular, the new movement found its roots in an unprecedentedly prosperous consumer society. Encouraged by galleries and publishers who catered to a new collectors' market, many Pop artists were drawn to the creation of editions on paper and in multiples. 60 vibrant examples by such American icons as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, and by such European artists as Richard Hamilton, Niki de Saint Phalle, Gerhard Richter, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Sigmar Polke, are organized according to the themes of mass media consumer culture, politics, erotica and more. All of the works included herein are from The Prints and Illustrated Books Collection at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, an exceptionally rich repository of such work.

Pop Impressions Europe/USA: Prints and Multiples from The Museum of Modern Art

JONES, ALLEN

Boshier, Derek

Arroyo, Eduardo

Weitman, Wendy

Rotella, Mimmo

Baj, Enrico

Brehmer, K.P.

Caulfield, Patrick

D'Arcangelo, Allan

Equipo, Cronica

Fahlström, Öyvind

Jacquet, Alain

Laing, Gerald

Marisol

Paolozzi, Eduardo

PHILLIPS, Peter

Rancillac, Bernard

Raysse, Martial

Self, Colin

Blake, Peter

History & Criticism

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

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