Exhibition insight with arworks by Christo and Jeanne-Claude at Museum Würth

Current Exhibition

Wrapped, Tied, Stacked
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Würth Collection

Museum Würth, Künzelsau

November 11, 2024 to January 25, 2026

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily

Admission free

 

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020), who was born in Bulgaria, and his wife Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), who was of French descent, were almost certainly one of the 20th century’s most remarkable artist-couples. They realized impressive temporary projects at prominent public places – such as, for example, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Reichstag in Berlin or at Lake Iseo in Italy – and in doing so they expanded our understanding of what art can be.

 

To mark the 90th birthday of Christo and Jeanne-Claude – they were both born on 13 June 1935 – Museum Würth is presenting a cross-section of their 60 years of creative activity.

Christo began alienating objects in Paris in 1958. He packaged cans and bottles, constructed his first installations with barrels and imbued everyday items, from prams to stacks of magazines to a bicycle and a motorcycle, with a new charisma by transforming them into sculptural objects.

 

The exhibition at Museum Würth provides an account ranging from these early beginnings to the last realized project, L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped. The show draws on the holdings of the Würth Collection, which, thanks also to a very personal relationship between the collector Reinhold Würth and the artist-couple, meantime contains one of the largest collections worldwide of works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, about 130 original works dating from six decades.

Gallery

Exhibition insight with artworks by Christo and Jeanne-Claude at Museum würth in Künzelsau.

Exhibition insight "Wrapped, Tied, Stacked - Christo und Jeanne-Claude. Würth Collection" © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan

A female visitor is walking past several sketches by Christo.

Exhibition insight "Wrapped, Tied, Stacked - Christo und Jeanne-Claude. Würth Collection" © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan

A drawing by Christo of the wrapped islands project in Greater Miami.

CHRISTO, SURROUNDED ISLANDS (PROJECT FOR BISCAYNE BAY, GREATER MIAMI, FLORIDA) / UMSÄUMTE INSELN (PROJEKT FÜR BISCAYNE BAY, GREATER MIAMI, FLORIDA), 1982, Würth Collection, Inv. 2774 © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Wolfgang Volz

Exhibition insight with artworks by Christo and Jeanne-Claude at Museum würth in Künzelsau.

Exhibition insight "Wrapped, Tied, Stacked - Christo und Jeanne-Claude. Würth Collection" © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan

A female visitor is standing next to an artwork by Christo. Oil barrels are stacked on top of each other.

Exhibition insight "Wrapped, Tied, Stacked - Christo und Jeanne-Claude. Würth Collection" © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan

A covered violin lies on a violin case.

CHRISTO, WRAPPED VIOLIN / VERHÜLLTE GEIGE, 1994, Würth Collection, Inv. 7489 © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: André Grossmann

A drawing of the wrapped Reichstag in Berlin at night by Christo.

CHRISTO, WRAPPED REICHSTAG (PROJECT FOR BERLIN) / VERHÜLLTER REICHSTAG (PROJEKT FÜR BERLIN), 1993, Würth Collection, Inv. 2230 © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024; Photo: Wolfgang Volz

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Exhibition catalog

A catalog for this exhibition has been published by Swiridoff. The catalog can be purchased in our art shops or online. You can find additional details on the Swiridoff website.

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