Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
16 January – 3 May 2009
The Asheville Art Museum invites you to experience the innovative works of internationally acclaimed artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the exhibition titled Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Held in conjunction with the Asheville Art Museum’s smArt speak: Distinguished Artist Series, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Projects offers audiences the chance to see the artistic process behind many of the monumental public art projects undertaken by Christo and Jeanne-Claude during the past five decades.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude have transcended the traditional boundaries of painting, drawing, sculpture and architecture. This exhibition examines the wide variety of media used by the artists and explores the breadth of their work as they move from contained forms to more fluid, open structures that evoke tensile architecture.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s installation projects require years of planning. The considerable activity which precedes the installation of a piece is as much a part of the work as the actual installations. Zoning board hearings, public forums, parliamentary debates, legal negotiations, preparatory drawings and collages are part of the process. This is why each particular progression of activities is referred to as a “project” and the dates for each start with the inception of the idea and end with the completion of the piece.
This exhibition was organized and curated by the Asheville Art Museum with special thanks to Christo and Jeanne-Claude. This exhibition is sponsored in part by Bank of America.
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