Visiting Christo + Jeanne-Claude
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
2021
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Paris
In September 2021, one of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s projects was realized in Paris: the wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe. The monument was transformed with 30,000 square meters of silvery-blue recyclable fabric and 7,000 meters of vivid red rope.
The textile material transforms architecture and empowers space through its play with light.
Beyond the fabric and the artwork itself, it was remarkable to experience this performance: