Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Floating Piers
The Floating Piers
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2016
Summary
From June 18 to July 3, 2016, 100 kilometers east of Milan and 200 kilometers west of Venice, thousands of people will walk on water. The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne-Claude deploys 70,000 square meters of shimmering yellow fabric above a modular floating dock system of 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes to create a temporary three-kilometer walkway across the surface of Lake Iseo, connecting the mainland to the islands of Monte Isola and San Paolo.
The piers are 16 meter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836547833 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 383654783X |
| Author: | Jonathan William Henery |
| Publisher: | Taschen |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 846g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 290mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
“The collection documents both the complex process and simple beauty of the resulting docks.”
“The collection documents both the complex process and simple beauty of the resulting docks.”
Jonathan William Henery
Wolfgang Volz has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the exclusive photographer of their works since 1971. He was also project director (with Roland Specker) for Wrapped Reichstag and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees, and was in charge of The Wall - 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. Jonathan William Henery is the son of Jeanne-Claude’s sister, Joyce May Henery. In 1993, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. He is a musician and was Jeanne-Claude’s full-time assistant from 1996 to 2009, and continues to manage Christo’s office today. Jonathan has collaborated on numerous publications about their work. Christo and Jeanne-Claude began their collaboration in 1961, and have lived in New York City since 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009. Their large-scale projects include Wrapped Coast, Australia, 1968-69; Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72; Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76; Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Florida, 1980-83; The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-85; The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91; Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95; Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98; The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005; and The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.