Christo and Jeanne-Claude: On the Way to The Gates, Central Park, New York City by Fineberg, Jonathan David - 2004

New Haven and London: Yale University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. Second Printing. Hard Cover. 0300101384 . Publisher's full white cloth, black lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers. Text by Jonathan Fineberg; photographs by Wolfgang Volz; foreword by Philippe de Montebello. Illustrated with 112 color and 89 B&W illustrations. Produced before the Gates were actually hung, this volume reproduces hundreds of preparatory drawings and mixed-media pieces that Christo did of locations around Central Park, to demonstrate what the final installation would look like. The introductory essay by Jonathan Fineberg surveys the career of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, renowned for their dramatic and innovative public projects. Their installations often feature fabric - sometimes wrapped around existing structures or used to create large-scale temporary environments. Some of their most influential projects include Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, Surrounded Islands in Miami, the Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris, the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, and The Umbrellas simultaneously in Japan and California. Now New York City, where they have lived and worked for forty years, will be the site for a much-anticipated Christo and Jeanne-Claude project. The Gates will consist of saffron-colored fabric panels suspended from the horizontal tops of over 7,500 sixteen-foot-tall vinyl gates, positioned at regular intervals throughout 23 miles of walkways of Central Park. The installation will be on view for sixteen days, beginning February 12, 2005 (weather permitting). This book, published in conjunction with a major exhibition that opens in April 2004 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrates the culmination of the artists' vision for The Gates, a project that began in 1979. It includes an illustrated introduction by Jonathan Fineberg that surveys the career of Christo and Jeanne-Claude and assesses their contribution to contemporary art and culture. The heart of the book consists of beautiful reproductions of the various preparatory collages and drawings that Christo has created for The Gates project, many of which have not been previously published, and detailed documentation of the personalities and events that have led up to the project. This volume also features four highly engaging, previously unpublished interviews conducted by Fineberg with the artists,. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/AS NEW.. Color Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. viii, 212, (1) pp .