"Museum of Contemporary Art/ 237 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611/ Title Christo: Wrap in Wrap put/ Date
Christo
American, born Bulgaria. 1935–2020
1969
A lithograph by Christo that presents a crinkled, wrapped sheet tightened by a single cord, turning an everyday covering into a study of concealment, line, and volume.
You’re struck by the expansive, matte dark surface scored with deep creases and a taut white cord that slices the picture plane, so the flat print reads like a softened, monumental object caught in mid-fold.
Connected to Christo’s late‑1960s experiments, this work condenses his large, temporary wrapping interventions into a reproducible image that helped establish wrapping as a sculptural and conceptual method.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
32 1/2 x 22 1/4" (77.5 x 56.5 cm)
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Department
Credit
Gift of Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Accession
436.1976
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