{"product_id":"9783836524094","title":"Christo and Jeanne-Claude","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e“All our work is about freedom”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe universe of Christo and Jeanne-Claude\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work of the artist couple Christo (born 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009) resists categorization. It is a hybrid of art, urban planning, architecture, and engineering, but above all an aesthetic uniquely their own: \u003cb\u003esurreal and ethereal environmental interventions that have graced monuments, public parks, and centers of power alike\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compact book spans the complete career of the couple who were born on the very same day, met in Paris, fell in love, and became \u003cb\u003ea creative team like no other\u003c\/b\u003e. With rich illustration, it spans Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s earliest projects in the 1950s right through to \u003ci\u003eThe Floating Piers,\u003c\/i\u003e to be installed at Lake Iseo, Italy, in 2016. The book celebrates all of the couple’s most famous environmental interventions, such as \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Gates\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e in New York’s Central Park and the \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eWrapped Reichstag\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e in Berlin, while also featuring \u003cb\u003eearly drawings and family photos\u003c\/b\u003e unknown to the wider public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a concise biography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037852123376,"sku":"9783836524094","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836524094_p0.jpg?v=1769887927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836524094","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}