The curtain spoke to me with its warm aura and summery temper, seducing me, raising questions, generating fantasies, and leaving me wanting more. Examines the construction of the mammoth valley curtain, a 500foothigh veil stretched across rifle gap, colo. The valley curtain stretched a quartermile and 365 feet above rifle gap. Nominated for an academy award, christos valley curtain. Since the late 1950s, christos largescale temporary works of art have. Two years ago, a christmas gift introduced me to a photograph of a giant, orange curtain. The avantgarde artist christo created some of the most spectacular largescale artworks of the 20th century. Working with his wife and creative partner, jeanneclaude, he wrapped in fabric the reichstag building in berlin 1995 and the pont neuf bridge in paris 1985, built a 25mile fabric fence across northern california 1975, and strung a huge orange curtain across a colorado valley. Christos valley cur tain is a 1974 american short documentary film directed by albert and david maysles, about christo and jeanneclaudes valley curtain project. Christo christos packages and wrapped objects explore the transformative effect fabric and tactile surfaces have when wrapped around familiar objects.
Christo and jeanclaudes valley curtain documentary part 2. Nominated for an academy award, christos valley curtain celebrates the bulgarianborn artists dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains. Christo s environmentalart projects often bear an inverse relationship to most artists aims and techniques. While many work alone to create art for galleries and private collections, christo s mammoth undertakings involve huge crewsfor instance, the 1983 surrounded islands project, in which 6. It was nominated for an academy award for best documentary short. Christos valley curtain 1974 0310 1974 us documentary 26m user score. Albert maysles, david maysles, ellen giffard hovde, 1974, 28 min. Christo and jeanneclaudes the valley curtain gwarlingo. Nominated for an academy award, christos valley cur tain celebrates the bulgarianborn artists dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains. Directed by albert maysles, david maysles, ellen giffard. Anticipation and anxiety rippled throughout the valley curtain site at rifle gap the morning of aug. Since the late 1950s, christo s largescale temporary works of art have. A swath of 200,200 square feet of orange nylon polyamide fabric was suspended across rifle gap at a width of 1,250 feet, and a height from 365 feet at each end to 182 feet at the center.
The valley curtain stretched a quartermile and 365 feet above rifle gap, colorado. This oscarnominated film documents his success showing how a large piece of fabric can look small when accomplished. Mar 14, 2007 christo and jeanclaude s valley curtain documentary part 2. Oscar nominated documentary about the largest manmade curtain in the world as. Director david maysles, albert maysles, ellen giffard. Christos valley curtain celebrates the dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains and the powerful effect it has on a community. This is christo valley curtain by cinema conservancy on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Christos valley curtain 1974 the movie database tmdb. Ganzer film christos valley curtain 1974 stream deutsch. Christos environmentalart projects often bear an inverse relationship to most artists aims and techniques. Christo, jeanneclaude, albert maysles, albert maysles, david maysles, ellen giffard, albert maysles, david.
Valley curtain project for colorado rifle, grand hogback. Hommage a lartiste dorigine bulgare christo, christos valley curtain documente laccrochage dun immense rideau. Christo is proceeding with plans for their next installation, over the river. Directed by the maysles brothers and ellen giffard. Pencil, charcoal, crayon, enamel paint, fabric and staples 28 x 22 71 x 56 cm private collection. Christo s valley curtain celebrates the dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains and the powerful effect it has on a community. Christos valley curtain is a 1974 american short documentary film directed by albert and david maysles, about christo and jeanneclaudes valley curtain. While many work alone to create art for galleries and private collections, christos mammoth undertakings involve huge crewsfor instance, the 1983 surrounded islands project, in which 6. Christos valley curtain celebrates the dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains and the powerful effect it has on a. Oscar nominated documentary about the largest manmade curtain in the world as sculpture. Christos valley curtain 1974 a film by albert maysles, david maysles and ellen hovde, 16mm, color, 28 mins. More than two years of artistic vision, planning, gaining approval and access, engineering and construction led to the time when christos valley curtain was to be unfurled from high above rifle gap. The concealment caused by the fabric challenges the viewer to reappraise the objects beneath and the space in which it exists. The artist has written 7 september 1974 that during the 28 months of preparation and work in progress before the realisation of the valley curtain, approximately 250 items were made of various sizes.
Valley curtain, rifle, colorado, 197072 was designed for the grand hogback ridge near rifle, colorado. Christos valley curtain is a 1974 american short documentary film directed by albert and david maysles, about christo and jeanneclaudes valley curtain project. Christo valley curtain project for colorado collage 1970. Many packages and wrapped objects give few clues as to what lies. Christo and jeanclaudes vally curtain project documentary. Directed by ellen giffard, albert maysles, david maysles.
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