Put this on the top of your must-see list!
Christo: Early Works at Gagosian Open is exactly what the title suggests, Christo’s early works, before he moved on to wrapping buildings. I’m still kicking myself for not making it to Paris to see the L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped a couple of years ago.
The exhibition takes places in a Grade II listed Georgian house in East London. These sculptural works see everyday objects veiled in fabric or plastic and bound with rope or twine. They present an artist who, even at this formative stage of his career, was responding creatively to domestic and urban environments, drawing attention to overlooked details by obscuring them from view.
Twenty pieces from 1950’s to 1980’s are dotted across the three floors of this derelict building but blink and you might miss some. Some pieces look like they belong in the space and that’s what makes this location perfect and exhibition unmissable.
Another Christo exhibition is due to open next month. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Boundless at Saatchi Gallery opens 15th November 2024.
📍 4 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
🆓 Free, drop in
📅 6th October – 22nd October 2023
⏰ Monday-Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm
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