About the Artwork
Wrapped 'Look' Magazine
1964
Christo
1935 - 2020
American
Unknown
Wood, plastic wrap, magazine, twine
Overall: 19 1/4 × 7 × 2 1/2 inches (48.9 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.128
Restricted
Markings
Signed, in pencil, underneath: Christo 64
Label, underneath: Christo (Christo Javacheff) | Wrapped Look Magazines, 1964 | (possible prototype for Edition MAT 1965) | wood, plastic wrap, magazine, twine | Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection, | Detroit, Michigan
Provenance
1981, sold by (Allan Frumkin Gallery)
1981-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2023
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Christo, Wrapped 'Look' Magazine, 1964, wood, plastic wrap, magazine, twine. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.128.
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