Christo and Jeanne-Claude On the Way to the Gates, Central Park, New York City Jonathan David Fineberg, Wolfgang Volz

Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
21 Jun 2005
ISBN:
9780300104059
Dimensions:
224 pages: 269 x 292 x 20mm
Illustrations:
90 black & white illustrations, 115 colour images

This exquisitely produced book celebrates the culmination of the artists' vision for The Gates, a project that began in 1979. Richly illustrated with photographs by Wolfgang Volz, the book features an introduction by Jonathan Fineberg that surveys the entire career of Christo and Jeanne-Claude and assesses their contribution to contemporary art and culture.

Jonathan Fineberg is Gutgsell Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois, Champaign. Wolfgang Volz has been the exclusive photographer for all of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's projects since 1972.

"well illustrated and handsomely produced" Victoria Keller, The Art Book"