Christo (1935-2020) - Arc de triomphe Empaqueté (Wrapped)

Christo & Jeanne-Claude – L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris 1961–2021 – Original fabric fragment – Framed

Beautiful framed presentation devoted to one of the most emblematic projects of Christo and Jeanne-Claude: L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, realized in Paris in 2021.

The set combines an art map depicting the wrapped Arc de Triomphe project with an original fabric fragment related to the 2021 installation, presented separately under a mat.

The fragment measures about 6 × 6 cm and consists of the characteristic fabric used for the project: a recyclable blue-silver polypropylene material with a metallic look.

The piece was prepared in a professional frame, with a double mat, in order to highlight both the project image and the textile fragment. The result forms a particularly elegant decorative object, but above all a tangible testament to this monumental and ephemeral installation.

Dimensions:
Frame: about 30.5 × 25.5 × 3 cm
Fabric fragment: about 6 × 6 cm

L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
Imagined as early as 1961, the project required nearly sixty years to become a reality.
Christo, who arrived in Paris in the late 1950s, lived near the Arc de Triomphe and was very early interested in the monument. As early as 1962, he produced a photomontage depicting the Arc de Triomphe wrapped, followed by several studies and collages devoted to the project.
After Christo’s death in 2020, the project was realized in accordance with his wishes by his team.
L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped was visible in Paris for only 16 days, from September 18 to October 3, 2021.
For this spectacular installation, the monument was covered with about 25,000 m² of recyclable blue-silver fabric and surrounded by nearly 3,000 meters of red rope.
The project was realized in partnership with the Centre des monuments nationaux, in coordination with the City of Paris and with the support of the Centre Pompidou.

Today gone, the deliberately ephemeral nature of the installation makes the accompanying documents, memories and material fragments directly related to its realization particularly interesting.
This framed set thus provides an original way to preserve and present a tangible fragment of the history of L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped.

A very beautiful object for a collection devoted to Christo & Jeanne-Claude, to contemporary art, to Land Art, or to major artistic installations of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The frame will be carefully protected and packaged for shipping. Tracking number provided.

Note: the photographs are an integral part of the description and allow a precise appreciation of the condition and presentation of the set.

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