Untitled
1996
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1996
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This work shows two stacked images. The top half is a black-and-white map of a river and canyon, with handwritten notes like "Rio Grande" and "6000 ft." The bottom half is a photo of a winding road cut into a mountain, with a white fabric draped over the road like a wave. The fabric looks like it’s made of strips of cloth, stitched or glued in rows. The artist wrote details about the project, like the size of the fabric and that it’s held up by steel cables. Next, look up Christo to see how he turns big ideas into real-world art.
