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Wrapped Roses

Wrapped Roses

Artist/Maker (American, born in Bulgaria, 1935–2020)
Date1968
MediumPlastic roses, plastic, twine, and metal
DimensionsOverall: 2 13/16 × 6 × 23 1/16 in. (7.2 × 15.3 × 58.5 cm)
Credit LineEllen H. Johnson Bequest
Edition16/75 ([Despite the edition numbering, probably only 45 were realized.]
Object number1998.7.19
Status
Not on view
Copyright© ChristoMore Information
Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude were known for their ongoing practice of wrapping the world in plastic and fabric, from objects as small as these roses to Paris’s Pont Neuf and a section of the coast of Sydney. Many of these larger works were intended to have minimal environmental impact, being removed and recycled after a few weeks. By contrast Wrapped Roses ironically offers the illusion of preserving a symbol of nature through the highly artificial presentation of plastic flowers in a discolored plastic sheath.
Exhibition History
The Living Object: The Art Collection of Ellen H. Johnson
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 6, 1992 - June 14, 1992 )
25 Years: A Retrospective
  • Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10, 1993 - November 7, 1993 )
Acquisitions in Contemporary Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 25, 2001 - January 13, 2002 )
Modern and Contemporary Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 22, 2008 - September 13, 2008 )
Modern and Contemporary Realisms
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 6, 2013 - June 22, 2014 )
This Is Your Art: The Legacy of Ellen Johnson
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 1, 2017 - May 27, 2018 )
Anthropocene Aesthetics
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 19, 2023 - December 12, 2023 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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