Christo & Jeanne-Claude Exhibition

  • 04 Feb 2018
  • 2:45 PM
  • ING, 1000 Brussels
  • 0

Registration


Registration is closed

A Guided Visit to the Exhibition
"Christo and Jeanne-Claude:
Urban Projects"

  

Join us on Sunday, February 4 for a guided visit of the exhibition “Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Urban Projects.” This is the first retrospective museum exhibition since the 1980s of the urban projects created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. A unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive insight into the creative process of this unclassifiable artist couple.

To evoke a number of urban projects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the exhibition seeks through a careful selection of around eighty original works, whether or not these were ever carried out, ranging from Wall of Oil Barrels, Rue Visconti, Paris, 1961-62 up to the important urban project The Gates that Christo and Jeanne-Claude realized for the city of New York in 2005. These urban works of art were created by temporarily appropriating buildings, monuments or public places with a deeply symbolic value.

The works are selected and displayed in such a way as to emphasize the crucial importance of drawing in the genesis, evolution and aesthetic crystallization of each of the projects. Christo sees drawing as “a path towards the real” and indulges this passion daily.

The exhibition presents a series of emblematic works, from the first schematic sketches, usually in small format, to the final drawings, complex and often large-format collages in which color, textural effects and volume bring out their visionary character, offering a real foretaste of the actual in situ projects.

After the visit, those who wish to may join us for a drink or a coffee in the neighborhood.

Please note that this event is limited to 15 participants. 

Event Details:
Date:
 Sunday, February 4, 2018.
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Place: ING Art Center, Place Royale/Koningsplein 6, 1000 Brussels.
Public Transportation: buses 27, 38, 71, 95 and trams 92 and 93: Royale/Koning.
Price: €20. ACB/AWCB/CCB members receive a discounted price of €15.
Reservations are due by Wednesday, January 31 at:
http://www.americanclubbrussels.org/event-2760169
Payment in advance to ACB account BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB). Please mention “Christo” in the reference section of the bank transfer. Online payment with a credit card is also possible (through PayPal, but no actual PayPal account is required); pay when registering or use the link provided in the invoice. Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, January 31. Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.