Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection

February 3-June 23, 2002

Overview: This exhibition of 72 works in various media by Christo and Jeanne-Claude was drawn from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection at the National Gallery of Art. The works represented four decades of the artists' careers. Preparatory drawings, collages, scale models for proposed large-scale works, and photographs of completed projects were included.

A series of documentary films chronicling the projects of Christo and Jeanne-Claude were shown in the East Building auditorium.

The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Molly Donovan, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art, was curator.

Attendance: 100,997 (134 days)

Location: East Building, Upper Level, Northwest

Catalogue: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, by Molly Donovan. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002.

Web site: A special feature provided information on 15 realized and non-realized projects, including The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City; Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin; and Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado. Related Online Resources

Other venues:

Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

September 22, 2002-January 5, 2003

Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro

May-June 2004

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