The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-1985
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color photograph by Wolfgang Volz mounted on aluminum panel
Dimensions
overall: 40 x 50.2 cm (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2001.9.11
Art Historical Context
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the visionary duo behind monumental environmental art, transformed Paris's iconic Pont Neuf—the city's oldest standing bridge—into a spectacle of wrapped fabric from September 22 to October 6, 1985. Planned over a decade (1975–1985), *The Pont Neuf Wrapped* enveloped the structure in 440,000 square meters of shimmering, sand-colored polypropylene fabric tied with red ropes, creating a temporary dreamlike shroud that blurred the lines between architecture, sculpture, and ephemerality. This project epitomized their signature style: large-scale, site-specific interventi...