Publication date 1973 topics christo, 1935, christo, 1935, art, art publisher maysles films contributor internet archive language english. Christo s valley curtain 1974 christo, an artist, wants to put a piece of orange fabric across a valley. Sign in sign up login with facebook login with twitter. Christos valley curtain 1974 christos valley curtain. Christo and jeanneclaude, remembering the running fence, at. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer.
Artwork page for valley curtain project for colorado rifle, grand hogback, christo christo javacheff, 1971. Several maysles films document art projects by christo and jeanneclaude over a threedecade period, from 1974 when christos valley curtain was. Jeanneclaude, christos wife and collaborator, obituary. 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. What are the ratings and certificates for christos valley. Christos valley curtain 1974 albert maysles, david. Features photographs and texts about completed projects and works in progress. World renown artist, christo javacheff, ambitiously decides to make his next project, in the early 70s, an impressively large sheet of bright orange fabric stretched out across the rifle gap in colorado. Christos valley curtain albert and david maysles 1974 usa.
Mad hot ballroom man on wire man with the movie camera. This oscarnominated film documents his success showing how a large piece of fabric can look small when accomplished. The floating piers is a temporary public art installation by artists christo and jeanneclaude currently on display at italys lake iseo. He planned another project, this one for sonoma and marin. Christo and jean claudes first monumental landscape project in the west was made of nine tons of orange nylon polymide fabric. Christo s valley curtain, directed by albert and david maysles and ellen giffard, is a 28minute report on the hanging of a curtain in august, 1972. The first of these, christo s valley curtain 1974, about the huge. Examines the construction of the mammoth valley curtain, a 500foothigh veil stretched across rifle gap, colo. It was nominated for an academy award for best documentary short references. Death valley 1946 is ratedreceived certificates of. Directed by albert maysles, david maysles, and ellen giffard 1974 united states nominated for an academy award, christo s valley curtain celebrates the bulgarianborn artists dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains.
Albert maysles, david maysles, ellen giffard hovde, 1974, 28 min. Ronald alley, catalogue of the tate gallerys collection of. With the help of 35 construction works and 64 temporary helpers, artschool and college students and itinerant art workers, the piece valley curtain was finally completed in august 1972, stretching between grand junction and glenwood springs in the grand hogback mountain range the 200,200 square feet of woven nylon fabric orange curtain was secured with 27 ropes and. Known for surrounding a florida island in pink and covering berlins reichstag in silver fabric, javacheff christo set his sights in 1972 on the rifle gap in the american southwest.
Christos valley curtain albert and david maysles 1974. The orange curtain was made from 200,200 square feet 18,600 square meters of woven nylon fabric. Christos valley curtain 1974 the movie database tmdb. Christo and jeanclaudes vally curtain project documentary. Since the late 1950s, christo s largescale temporary works of art have helped change our perception of art and society. Christo s valley curtain 1974 great american cowboy 1973 the baggage buster 1940 dracula. Valley curtain was installed between two colorado mountain slopes in 1972. Valley curtain s relative briefness is a good thing. Christo and wife jeanneclaude earlier this year with a model of wrapped reichstag.
As everyone ate the antipasti, the pozzis politely listened to christos proposal. Nominated for an academy award, christos valley cur tain celebrates the bulgarianborn artists dramatic hanging of a huge orange curtain between two colorado mountains. Short and tothepoint documentary covering christo s first large public work the bright neonorange valley curtain in colorado, which spanned the gulf between two small mountains. Albert maysles, david maysles and ellen hovde 1974, 28 minutes. Five films about christo and jeanneclaude chronicles a 30year collaboration between acclaimed documentary filmmakers albert and david maysles gimme shelter, salesman, grey gardens, and the internationally renowned environmental artists christo. The curtain spoke to me with its warm aura and summery temper, seducing me, raising questions, generating fantasies, and leaving me wanting more. Maysles films examines the construction of the mammoth valley curtain, a 500foothigh veil stretched across rifle gap, colo. Two years ago, a christmas gift introduced me to a photograph of a giant, orange curtain. Includes biographical and bibliographical information as well as virtual tours, videos and news. Ganzer film christos valley curtain 1974 streamcloud.
It was a temporary and public exhibition, more performance art than a real artifact style sculpture. An academy awardnominated film, christos valley cur tain follows the construction of the artists grand idea, a drape hung between two colorado mountains. Christos valley curtain is a 1974 american short documentary film directed by albert and david maysles, about christo and jeanneclaudes valley curtain. Bridging the quartermile valley of rifle gap, colorado, christos selffunded valley curtain project put a small community to work by providing paying wages to the jobless. There isnt as much to say as in running fence, which i watched first before realizing it was the second of five films by the maysles brothers on christo and jeanneclaudes art pieces. Asked in death valley what are the ratings and certificates for death valley 1946. If you happen to be in northern italy in the next 14 days, you must make a trip to lake iseo to experience artist christos latest work, the floating piers. Before you head off for the grand canyon consider going to a small town called rifle in colorado, and imagine seeing this great performance, a temporary changed view of a landscape, before your very eyes.
Valley curtain, rifle, colorado, 197072 was designed for the grand hogback ridge near rifle, colorado. Gabrovo as christo vladimirov javacheff, studied sofia, vienna, and paris. His early experiments in assemblage led to his trademark device of wrapping, obscuring, or otherwise altering familiar objects or landscapes with cloth and other materials, and thus simultaneously concealing, revealing, and transforming them. Christo article about christo by the free dictionary.
Christo, an artist, wants to put a piece of orange fabric across a valley. One of christo and the late jeanneclaudes first largescale projects was here in colorado. Christos valley curtain 1974 a film by albert maysles, david maysles and ellen hovde, 16mm, color, 28 mins. Oscar nominated documentary about the largest manmade curtain in the world as sculpture. Web of stories life stories of remarkable people 214 views 5. Christos valley cur tain is a 1974 american short documentary film directed by albert and david maysles, about christo and jeanneclaudes valley curtain project. You might have seen it in 1972 when the bulgarian born artist christo created his so called valley curtain, the. Official website of artists christo and jeanneclaude.
Since the late 1950s, christo s largescale temporary works of art have. Christos valley curtain maysles animals hurt violence cruelty films movies. Directed by ellen giffard, albert maysles, david maysles. Christo s valley curtain represents the partnership of two teams of legends.