Back in print in an expanded edition, this richly illustrated survey of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s career celebrates the twentieth anniversary of their acclaimed Gates project
Christo (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude’s (1935–2009) landscape-scaled, outdoor projects were astounding temporary works of art in public settings that captured headlines across the globe. This career survey centers on their most famous installation, The Gates in Central Park, New York City. This expanded edition celebrates the twentieth anniversary of The Gates with photographs of the completed installation alongside images of Christo’s preparatory drawings. It also includes a new epilogue that considers the artists’ final works and a 2017 interview with Christo, one of the artist’s last.
This new edition is published on the occasion of an anniversary exhibition of the complete Gates documentation, curated by the artists themselves, opening February 12, 2025, in New York.
Jonathan Fineberg is the program director of the PhD in Creativity at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, trustee emeritus of the Phillips Collection in Washington, and the Gutgsell Professor of Art History Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Praise for the First Edition:
“The definitive book that covers the entire creative process from its inception in the 1970s.”—Art Times
“Refreshingly jargon free. Fineberg keeps his own interpretations to a minimum in keeping with Christo’s complete avoidance of overlaying his work with interpretation.”—Victoria Keller, Art Book
“By placing these pieces in the context of other texts and documentary photographs, this book makes abundantly clear that the artists’ visually stunning public installation work is not just the result of aesthetic choices but involves a commitment to community consultations, governmental approvals, and the technical challenges of materials and engineering.”—Choice
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