The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Rear), Project for New York, 1971

The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Rear), Project for New York is an offset lithograph on Rives BFK and Special Arjomari paper from the "(Some) Not Realized Projects" portfolio published in 1971. This compelling print presents an alternative perspective of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's unrealized vision for transforming MoMA, offering a comprehensive understanding of how the artists envisioned this architectural intervention.

The lithograph shows the rear view of the proposed installation, complementing the front view and demonstrating how the museum's entire structure would be transformed through the artists' signature wrapping technique. Hand-signed "Christo" and numbered 27/100 in pencil, this print is from a limited edition of only 100 examples, making it a significant work within the artists' oeuvre of conceptual environmental art projects.

Cataloguing Details 

Offset lithograph on Rives BFK and Special Arjomari paper, hand-signed "Christo" and numbered XX/100 in pencil. From the "(Some) Not Realized Projects" portfolio (1971). Sheet size: 28 × 22 in (71.1 × 55.9 cm).

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