The complete life and work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, in a book designed by Christo himself "Nobody discusses a painting before it has been painted. Our projects are discussed and argued about, pro and con, before they are realized." —Christo The work of the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude transcends borders, resists categorizing, and embraces contradiction. This is the only large-format book that includes all of their projects, from their early wrappings of trees and buildings to spectacular urban events such as The Gates in Central Park, the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, and Running Fence in California, as well as the full spectrum of Christo’s early art works that formed the basis for the ambitious large-scale projects that both artists produced together. Part biography, part critical analysis, part catalogue, the book has a lively text by the critic Paul Goldberger that traces both the lives and the works of an artist couple who established a category all their own: a category somewhere between conceptual art, urban planning, architecture, politics, engineering and art. This volume gives a complete overview of the life and work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, from earliest family photos to plans for future projects. It features hundreds of previously unpublished photographs, drawings and plans for realized works, an incisive and detailed history spanning the entire oeuvre, and in-depth interviews, in a lavish edition designed by Christo himself. In addition to a thorough photographic documentation of all of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work, the book includes the transcript of a conversation between the artists and Paul Goldberger, the last conversation about her work that Jeanne-Claude had before her death in late 2009. Conceived originally to mark Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 75th birthdays, this book is now an eloquent memorial to Jeanne-Claude, and a celebration of the work of two artists whose imagination has affected the landscape of every continent. Collector's Edition of 1,000 copies, numbered and signed by Christo.

This text provides a survey of the work of Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, who specialize in creating art on a monumental scale: they have taken on landscape projects in the US, Japan and Australia and, in June 1995, they wrapped the Reichstag building in silvery fabric and blue cable.

Product Description: This book compiles documentation for two unrealized projects by the legendary duo of Christo (born 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009): "The Mastaba," a project conceived in 1977 for the United Arabic Emirates, and "Over the River," a project recently conceived for the Arkansas River...read more

Product Description: In 1992, the infamous environmental installation artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude took their first trip west in search of a site for a new temporary artwork--in this case, a stream of successive transluscent fabric panels that would be suspended for two summer weeks across the banks of a Rocky Mountain river, high enough above the water to allow kayakers, rafters or pedestrians to drift along below it, and close enough to a road that the piece could be approached and enjoyed by car or bus...read more

Keep them or send them! The Christo, The Gates Postcardbook - an incredible deal: 30 different pull out postcards, carefully selected and reproduced. Keep them or send them!

Product Description: In February 2005, Christo and Jeanne-Claude will complete a monumental work of art in New York City's Central Park. The project, first conceived in 1979, will feature 7500 16-foot-high vinyl gates lining the park's paths, from which will hang saffron-colored fabric panels...read more

A first edition will be published in January 2005, containing photo documents and preparatory drawings for The Gates. In February 2005, directly after the installation has been realized, a second edition will be published, containing 16 extra pages showing photographs of the completed work of art.

Presents an intimate portrait of the husband-and-wife team responsible for such notorious projects as 'Surrounded Islands,' in which they wrapped eleven islands in Biscayne Bay, Florida, in hot pink fabric, and 'Pont Neuf Wrapped, ' when they covered a famous Parisian monument, bringing to life these innovative artists' ability to challenge our views of the world by giving us wrapped creations of extraordinary size and beauty. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: In February 2005, Christo and Jeanne-Claude will complete a monumental work of art in New York City's Central Park. The project, first conceived in 1979, will feature 7500 16-foot-high vinyl gates lining the park's paths, from which will hang saffron-colored fabric panels...read more

Product Description: On January 22, 2003 Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, announced that the city had given permission to New York artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to realize their temporary work of art: "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005...read more

Product Description: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Umbrella Project in 1991 was the most ambitious and expensive project they have ever undertaken. 1340 blue six metre umbrellas were assembled and erected throughout a narrow valley in rural Japan. 7000 yellow umbrellas were similarly prepared across the Pacific in a dry expanse of Californian land...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Christo

Product Description: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Umbrella Project in 1991 was the most ambitious and expensive project they have ever undertaken. 1340 blue six metre umbrellas were assembled and erected throughout a narrow valley in rural Japan. 7000 yellow umbrellas were similarly prepared across the Pacific in a dry expanse of Californian land...read more

Product Description: Book by Christo