Publicado por St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 2005
ISBN 10: 031234094X ISBN 13: 9780312340940
Librería: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st. 390 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Stated First St. Martin's Griffin Edition: January 2005. Remainder mark/tail edge. "For their sheer scale and breathtaking audacity, their works have made them among the most celebrated and controversial artists in the world. Valley Curtain stretched 1,250 feet across a valley in Rifle, Colorado. Wrapped Coast covered a mile and a half of Australian coastline with a million square feet of fabric. The Umbrellas deployed 3,100 umbrellas set in Japan and California, each nearly twenty feet tall. Surrounded Islands encircled eleven islands in Biscayne Bay, Florida with six and a half million square feet of bright pink fabric and Wrapped Reichstag enveloped the entire German parliament in shimmering silver fabric. For more than forty years, these and many other works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude have reconceived the art of the possible, turned natural and human monuments-streets, bridges, hills, trees, buildings, parks, and islands--into sculptures and paintings, and created dazzling new landscapes and startling new vistas. Often requiring years, even decades, of preparation and planning, these works-not merely feats of aesthetic daring but engineering and organizational marvels--exist for only a few weeks or less. Yet what makes these transient creations linger forever in the mind is their overwhelming and magisterial beauty. They are, in every sense, transformative, and, for the millions who have experienced them in person, unforgettable. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been the frequent subjects of films, videos, catalogues, cartoons, monographs, exhibitions, and editorials. Until this biography by Burt Chernow, however, written with the full cooperation of the artists, nothing has connected the intimate details of their lives and the spectacular dimensions of their projects. Christo, the penniless Bulgarian refugee who made his way to Paris during the 1950s, and Jeanne-Claude, the socialite daughter of a prominent French general, seemed an unlikely couple, yet together they forged one of the most enduring partnerships in contemporary art. When they arrived in New York in 1964, Christo was already becoming well known in avant-garde circles for his wrappings of everyday objects Jeanne-Claude acted as manager, dealer, and accountant. Over time, as Chernow reveals, the fusion of their prodigious gifts-his drawings and her ability to draw things together-produced the works for which today they are known the world over. Chernow recounts their rise from relative obscurity to international renown, revealing both the sources of their art and the heights to which it has quite literally aspired. An epilogue by Wolfgang Volz, a longtime and close collaborator of the artists, as well as their exclusive photographer, provides a fascinating insider's view of what it is like to work, and dream, with them. Christo and Jeanne-Claude is an indelible portrait of the artists and their work, and a moving account of an extraordinary couple. / Burt Chernow lectured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and was a professor of art history at Housatonic College in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was also the founder and Director Emeritus of the Housatonic Museum of Art. The author of many books and essays, he died in 1997. Wolfgang Volz's photographs have appeared in Art, GEO, Paris Match, Der Spiegel, Life, and Time magazines. He has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude since 1972 and is the exclusive photographer of their work. He was also technical director of the project to wrap the Reichstag. He lives with his wife, Sylvie, in Dusseldorf, Germany." - Publisher. Size: 8vo.
Publicado por St. Martin's Press, 2005
ISBN 10: 031234094X ISBN 13: 9780312340940
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Reprint. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 2005
ISBN 10: 031234094X ISBN 13: 9780312340940
Librería: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: None. 390 pages. Softcover. Wrapper very good. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Remainder marks on top edge. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. In great condition. A look at the backgrounds of these artists and what's behind their temporary masterpieces. Record # 32226.
Publicado por St. Martin's Press February 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0312280742 ISBN 13: 9780312280741
Librería: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Used - Very Good. For their sheer scale and breathtaking audacity, their works have made them among the most celebrated and controversial artists in the world. Valley Curtain stretched 1,250 feet across a valley in Rifle, Colorado; Wrapped Coast covered a mile and a half of Australian coastline with a million square feet of fabric; The Umbrellas deployed 3,100 umbrellas set in Japan and California, each nearly twenty feet tall; Surrounded Islands encircled eleven islands in Biscayne Bay, Florida with six and a half million square feet of bright pink fabric; and Wrapped Reichstag enveloped the entire German parliament in shimmering silver fabric. For more than forty years, these and many other works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude have reconceived the art of the possible, turned natural and human monuments-streets, bridges, hills, trees, buildings, parks, and islands-into sculptures and paintings, and created dazzling new landscapes and startling new vistas. Often requiring years, even decades, of preparation and planning, these works-not merely feats of aesthetic daring but engineering and organizational marvels-exist for only a few weeks or less. Yet what makes these transient creations linger forever in the mind is their overwhelming and magisterial beauty. They are, in every sense, transformative, and, for the millions who have experienced them in person, unforgettable. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been the frequent subjects of films, videos, catalogues, cartoons, monographs, exhibitions, and editorials. Until this biography by Burt Chernow, however, written with the full cooperation of the artists, nothing has connected the intimate details of their lives and the spectacular dimensions of their projects. Christo, the penniless Bulgarian refugee who made his way to Paris during the 1950s, and Jeanne-Claude, the socialite daughter of a prominent French general, seemed an unlikely couple, yet together they forged one of the most enduring partnerships in contemporary art. When they arrived in New York in 1964, Christo was already becoming well known in avant-garde circles for his wrappings of everyday objects; Jeanne-Claude acted as manager, dealer, and accountant. Over time, as Chernow reveals, the fusion of their prodigious gifts-his drawings and her ability to draw things together-produced the works for which today they are known the world over. Chernow recounts their rise from relative obscurity to international renown, revealing both the sources of their art and the heights to which it has quite literally aspired. An epilogue by Wolfgang Volz, a longtime and close collaborator of the artists, as well as their exclusive photographer, provides a fascinating insider's view of what it is like to work, and dream, with them. 'Christo and Jeanne-Claude' is an indelible portrait of the artists and their work, and a moving account of an extraordinary couple. A Christo project staggers the imagination. 'Running Fence' ran along 25 miles of terrain in California; 'Surrounded Islands' enveloped 11 islands in Biscayne Bay, Florida, in seven miles of pink material. This biography--timed to coincide with a major retrospective of their work at the National Gallery unveils the lives and times of two extraordinary and passionate artists. 50 photos.
Publicado por St. Martin's Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0312280742 ISBN 13: 9780312280741
Librería: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap.
Publicado por München : Ullstein-Taschenbuchverl., 2002
ISBN 10: 3548601588 ISBN 13: 9783548601588
Librería: ralfs-buecherkiste, Herzfelde, MOL, Alemania
Taschenbuch 13*19. Condición: Gut. 495, [16] S. gebraucht gut, Mängelexemplarstempel am unteren Schnitt 201037982 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 510.
Publicado por Skira, Milano, 2001
ISBN 10: 888118897X ISBN 13: 9788881188970
Librería: Il Salvalibro, Foligno, PG, Italia
Condición: New. Mm 150x210 Brossura originale, sopracoperta illustrata a colori, 366 pp. con numerose illustrazioni in nero nel testo e 16 tavole a colori con gruppi di figure non comprese nel testo. Cronologia delle opere principali, bibliografia e filmografia in chiusura. Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Publicado por Skira, 2001
ISBN 10: 888118897X ISBN 13: 9788881188970
Librería: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italia
Condición: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Ottime Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.
Publicado por New York: St. Martin's Press., 2002
Librería: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. 8vo. 390 pp. Very Good. Hard Cover. Black paper covered boards. Dust Jacket Very Good. Some shelf wear. 16 color plates."For their sheer scale and breathtaking audacity, the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude have made them amongst the most celebrated and controversial artists in the world. Valley Curtain stretched 1,250 feet across a valley in Rifle, Colorado. Wrapped Coast covered a mile and a half of Australian coastline with a million square feet of fabric. The Umbrellas deployed 3,100 umbrellas in Japan and California, each.Contents: Behind the Iron Curtain--The General's Daughter --In Transit: Vienna and Geneva --Paris: Like Brother and Sister --Turning Point --Borders and Barriers --In Transit Again --New York 145 --At Work around the World 1967-1969 --Valley Curtain: An Eagle with Two Heads --Running Fence: Part One --Running Fence: Part Two --Team Christo --Nomads for Art.ISBN: 0312280742 9780312280741.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.
Publicado por Köln : Kiepenheuer und Witsch, 2000
ISBN 10: 3462028790 ISBN 13: 9783462028799
Librería: ABC Versand e.K., Aarbergen, Alemania
hardcover. Condición: Gut. Guter Zustand mit Gebrauchsspuren J74 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 800.
Publicado por St. Martin's Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0312280742 ISBN 13: 9780312280741
Librería: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude on the title page. 1st edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por St. Martin's Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 0312280742 ISBN 13: 9780312280741
Librería: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap! Looks like an interesting title!.
Publicado por Dusseldorf: Kipenheuer & Witsch., 2000
Librería: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Ejemplar firmado
Condición: Good. Autographed. 8vo. 495 pp. Hard cover. Very Good+. Red boards. Dust Jacket Good, with one-inch rip at top right edge. Color and B&W plates. Signed on title page. Text in German.ISBN: 3462028790 9783462028799.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.