The Pont Neuf Wrapped Explained

The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975–1985 was a 1985 environmental artwork in which artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric. Planning for the project started in 1979. The artists put a model of the project in the window of La Samaritaine, a department store close to the bridge, in late 1981. Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac rejected the project in early 1982. An aide to the mayor snuck the permit approval into a pile of the mayor's papers, which he signed inadvertently in August 1984. When the mayor attempted to repeal the approval, Jeanne-Claude said she would show the press the letter as a symbol of his signature's worth, after which he dropped his case. In September 1985, the artists wrapped the bridge and its 44 streetlamps in a sandstone-colored fabric. The two-week installation attracted three million visitors. Artsy described the response as "sensational".^[1]

Bibliography

• Book: Baal-Teshuva . Jacob . Christo and Jeanne-Claude . 2001 . en . 978-3-8228-5996-4 . Taschen . mdy-all .
• Book: Chernow . Burt . Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Biography . 2002 . en . 978-0-312-28074-1 . Macmillan .
• Book: Fineberg . Jonathan David . The Pont Neuf Wrapped . 42–43 . Christo and Jeanne-Claude: On the Way to The Gates, Central Park, New York City . 2004 . en . 978-0-300-10405-9 . Yale University Press . https://books.google.com/books?id=4qIdvY2fBUMC&pg=PA42 .
• Web site: Laroche-Signorile . Véronique . Le 22 septembre 1985, Christo emballe le Pont-Neuf . Le Figaro.fr . 2015-09-18 . fr . 2020-06-02 . mdy-all .
• Salinger . Victoria . The Pont Neuf Wrapped: Framing the Bridge, Bridging the Frame . 2007 . mdy-all .

External links

The Pont Neuf Wrapped on christojeanneclaude.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Warde-Aldam . Digby . Understanding Christo and Jeanne-Claude through 6 Pivotal Artworks . . 2018-06-19 . en . 2020-06-02 . mdy-all .