
Wrapped Building, Project for #1 Times Square
A monumental vision of New York City's iconic Times Square building rendered in swathes of draped fabric, this work captures Christo and Jeanne-Claude's signature practice of transforming architectural landmarks through the act of wrapping. The combination of lithograph, screenprint, and tactile collage elements — including actual broadcloth and thread — bridges the gap between two-dimensional representation and the physical, large-scale installations for which the duo became legendary. The work embodies their enduring fascination with concealment and revelation, inviting the viewer to reimagine a familiar urban structure through layers of material and imagination.
- Medium
- Lithograph and screenprint in colours with collage of broadcloth and thread, on Somerset White paper mounted to board (as issued), the full sheet,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 11, 2015
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