Christo: Projects Not Realised And Works In Progress
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Grazia Gunn's copy.
What happens when a visionary artist's most audacious ideas never leave the drawing board? This exhibition catalogue, published to accompany Christo's 1991 showcase at Annely Juda Fine Art in London (8 March – 6 April), presents a rare and intimate window into the unrealised ambitions and evolving works-in-progress of one of the twentieth century's most iconic environmental artists. It chronicles the conceptual blueprints, preparatory drawings, and scale models that define Christo's monumental practice — works that, whether built or not, carry the full weight of his singular creative vision. Christo's art occupies a unique space at the intersection of architecture, landscape, and performance, demanding that viewers reconsider the boundaries of public space and artistic intervention. This catalogue, produced by the prestigious Annely Juda Fine Art gallery on Devonshire Street, London, stands as both an archival document and a testament to the power of unrealised potential — the idea that a project unbuilt can be just as transformative as one completed. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of large-scale conceptual art, it poses an irresistible question: what is the true value of a dream deferred?
Author: Christo
Format: Paperback
Published: 1991, Annely Juda Fine Art
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Grazia Gunn's copy.
What happens when a visionary artist's most audacious ideas never leave the drawing board? This exhibition catalogue, published to accompany Christo's 1991 showcase at Annely Juda Fine Art in London (8 March – 6 April), presents a rare and intimate window into the unrealised ambitions and evolving works-in-progress of one of the twentieth century's most iconic environmental artists. It chronicles the conceptual blueprints, preparatory drawings, and scale models that define Christo's monumental practice — works that, whether built or not, carry the full weight of his singular creative vision. Christo's art occupies a unique space at the intersection of architecture, landscape, and performance, demanding that viewers reconsider the boundaries of public space and artistic intervention. This catalogue, produced by the prestigious Annely Juda Fine Art gallery on Devonshire Street, London, stands as both an archival document and a testament to the power of unrealised potential — the idea that a project unbuilt can be just as transformative as one completed. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of large-scale conceptual art, it poses an irresistible question: what is the true value of a dream deferred?