Wrapped Volkswagen, Project for 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon, 2013

Screenprint with collage of fabric, polyethylene and twine, with felt pen and pencil additions, and photos with masking tape, 56 x 71 cm (22 x 28 in). Edition of 160 + XC + 50 AP + 15 HC + 8 PP, signed and numbered.

Christo has wrapped, or rather covered, objects of our daily lives. By veiling things, Christo aims to conceal the beauty and meaning of the underlying structure while simultaneously creating a new enigmatic beauty.
He had first wrapped a Volkswagen Beetle in 1961 in honor of the worldwide popular brand, a gesture that echoes the artistic ideas of Pop art and Nouveau réalisme.