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Christo — Wrapped Ponte San Angelo: Project for Ponte San Angelo Roma
Christo

Wrapped Ponte San Angelo: Project for Ponte San Angelo Roma

1968

Christo's project drawing for Wrapped Ponte San Angelo demonstrates his conceptual approach to temporarily transforming architectural landmarks through fabric concealment. The mixed media composition combines graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, and collaged fabric with rope and staples to visualize the proposed wrapping of the historic Roman bridge. This unrealized proposal exemplifies Christo's signature practice of creating detailed preparatory drawings that serve as artworks in their own right, documenting ambitious interventions that reimagine public spaces through textile intervention.

Medium
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, rope, staples, glue and fabric collage on paper

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Christo, Wrapped Ponte San Angelo: Project for Ponte San Angelo Roma, 1968

Christo's project drawing for Wrapped Ponte San Angelo demonstrates his conceptual approach to temporarily transforming architectural landmarks through fabric concealment. The mixed media composition combines graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, and collaged fabric with rope and staples to visualize the proposed wrapping of the historic Roman bridge. This unrealized proposal exemplifies Christo's signature practice of creating detailed preparatory drawings that serve as artworks in their own right, documenting ambitious interventions that reimagine public spaces through textile intervention.

Medium
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, rope, staples, glue and fabric collage on paper
Year
1968
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ephemeral installation, Monument transformation, Bulgarian-American Artist, 20th century contemporary, Conceptual Art, Land Art, Environmental Art, Wrapping technique, Urban Intervention, Monumental aesthetic

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