Christo - Surrounded Islands - 1985

A high-quality documentation volume on Surrounded Islands in a signed edition with an original fabric fragment—an exceptionally rare, authentic collectible of the highest art-historical significance.

Publisher: New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985. Large-format original volume in a color-illustrated slipcase. Richly illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, preliminary drawings, maps, technical plans, and an original piece of the wrapping fabric used for Surrounded Islands. Copy personally signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. FOLIO 30 x 29 cm, 5.5 kg

Authoritative publication on one of the most iconic projects of international Land Art: Surrounded Islands (Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, 1980–1983). The volume documents the entire creation process—from initial sketches and permitting procedures through technical calculations to the spectacular realization, in which eleven islands were surrounded by bright pink fabric.

Large-format aerial photographs, detailed working drawings, and cartographic material make both the visual impact and the enormous organizational and ecological demands of the project understandable. The book is regarded as a reference work for understanding the procedural, temporal, and material dimension of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's art.

The present exemplar possesses outstanding collector value: personally signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and additionally with an original fragment of the wrapping fabric used, which makes the ephemerality of the project immediately tangible.

Very good condition of the book and slipcase; clean, fresh copy.