in online exhibition 55 Years of Schellmann Art
The Curtains Project for SS74 Maremmana, Manciano, Toscana, 1989
Photograph and map mounted on rag paper, with color screenprint, 38.5 x 28 cm (15¼ x 11 in). Edition of 60, signed and numbered.
Christo created this edition as a personal gift on the occasion of the wedding of Jörg Schellmann and Josephine Benecke. In reference to the location of the wedding in Manciano, Tuscany, he incorporated the regionally known road Maremmana into the work, characteristically adding a fabric-covered fence element to it. This artistic gesture alludes to his central work of wrapping and transforming landscapes.
