Klash! Art in ActionChristo and Jeanne-Claude's The Iron Curtain
3 min
Available until 28/07/2025
On June 27, 1961, the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude erected a barrier made of 89 petrol canisters in Paris on Rue Visconti. This poetic replica of the Berlin Wall was Christo's first art action in the French capital. The Iron Curtain made his work known to a larger audience for the first time.
Author
Frank Perrin
Production
APRES Production
URUBU Films
Manifeste!
Artistic director
Frank Perrin
Gilles Coudert
François Combin
Country
France
Year
2022