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

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