Front cover of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
Interior spread of 1972 rare book on the artist Christo
1972 rare book on the artist Christo in a clamshell box
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Christo

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Published in 1972 during the “golden era” of Abrams monographs, this classic publication on Christo provides a well-illustrated overview of the artist’s early career, including an essay by David Bourdon. It features color and black-and-white photography of many of Christo’s first Wrapped Objects (1958–69), which incorporate conventional art materials such as paint cans and pigment bottles, swathed in resin-soaked canvas, as well as a number of topographical maps and plans printed on vellum. The book has a partially transparent plastic jacket through which a cross section of a drawing reproduced on the cover is visible, alluding to the Wrapped Objects, which alternately reveal and conceal the items’ identities.

Publisher: Abrams, New York

Publication date: 1972

Contributor: David Bourdon

Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Dimensions: 11 × 11 5/8 inches (27.9 × 29.5 cm)

Pages: 322

Languages: English

ISBN: 810900513

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