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Christo — Wrapped Building, Project for #1 Times Square, Allied Chemical Tower, New York
Christo

Wrapped Building, Project for #1 Times Square, Allied Chemical Tower, New York

A monumental vision of urban transformation, Christo's lithograph reimagines the iconic Allied Chemical Tower at 1 Times Square enveloped in billowing fabric, rendering one of New York City's most recognizable landmarks as a ghostly, shrouded form. The work's mixed-media construction — incorporating actual fabric, thread, and transparent polyethylene alongside photographic and cartographic documentation — blurs the boundary between artistic proposal and tactile reality. True to Christo's signature practice of presenting grand-scale wrapping projects through richly layered preparatory works, this piece captures both the architectural specificity of its subject and the poetic tension between concealment and revelation.

Medium
Lithograph with collage of fabric, thread, tranasparent polyethylene, staples, photograph, map (Chine collé) and masking tape, with charcoal and color additions, Arches paper to Museum Board, the full sheet.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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Christo, Wrapped Building, Project for #1 Times Square, Allied Chemical Tower, New York

A monumental vision of urban transformation, Christo's lithograph reimagines the iconic Allied Chemical Tower at 1 Times Square enveloped in billowing fabric, rendering one of New York City's most recognizable landmarks as a ghostly, shrouded form. The work's mixed-media construction — incorporating actual fabric, thread, and transparent polyethylene alongside photographic and cartographic documentation — blurs the boundary between artistic proposal and tactile reality. True to Christo's signature practice of presenting grand-scale wrapping projects through richly layered preparatory works, this piece captures both the architectural specificity of its subject and the poetic tension between concealment and revelation.

Medium
Lithograph with collage of fabric, thread, tranasparent polyethylene, staples, photograph, map (Chine collé) and masking tape, with charcoal and color additions, Arches paper to Museum Board, the full sheet.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Renowned Artist, Bulgarian-American Artist, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Mixed Media Collage, Architectural Wrapping, Environmental Art, Late 20th Century, Visionary Aesthetic, Urban Landscape, Neutral Tones, Lithograph

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