Christo - The Gates New York - Signed & Original fabric - in Swiss handmade case

Christo & Jeanne-Claude – The Gates, New York (2005)

This special, hand-signed Art Print by Christo is dedicated to the world-famous art project The Gates, which Christo and Jeanne-Claude realized in Central Park in New York in 2005.

Hand-signed in pencil by Christo in the bottom left.

A special detail is the original piece of saffron-colored project fabric applied to the bottom right of the sheet.
Please note: the original piece of fabric was added at a later time.

The composition brings together various elements of the artistic preparation with a visualization of the realized art project. Characteristic of Christo's working method are the topographical maps, technical and architectural drawings, and colorful design sketches that together provide a picture of the extensive project.

At the top, a detailed map of Central Park is depicted, showing the scale and spatial distribution of the project. Below that, an impression of the installation itself unfolds: thousands of saffron-colored fabric panels hanging from specially designed gate structures and following the walking paths of the wintry park.

For The Gates, a total of 7,503 gates were installed, spread across approximately 37 kilometers of walking paths. The intensely orange-saffron colored fabrics moved in the wind, forming a spectacular contrast to the wintry landscape of Central Park. Framing

The work is professionally and high-quality framed in an exclusive, handmade Plexiglas showcase ( Swiss handmade Plexiglas showcase ). The transparent presentation gives the work an elegant appearance and allows the composition to be shown to its full advantage.
Dimensions of plexiglass display case: approx. 61 × 51 cm.

About the artists
Christo (1935–2020) and his wife and artistic partner Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) are among the most important representatives of international conceptual art and land art. Together, they realized some of the most impressive temporary art installations of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Their best-known projects include Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin, The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris, and The Gates in New York. With their monumental installations, they changed the way architecture, landscape, and public space are experienced and pushed the traditional boundaries of the visual arts.

The work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude is represented in numerous renowned museum collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and Museum Ludwig in Cologne.

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