New Atlas

That's a wrap: Plan calls for the Arc de Triomphe to be covered in fabric

Christo and Jeanne-Claude are of course famous for their controversial and provocative works (including the wrapping of Berlin's Reichstag in aluminum-lined polypropylene), and L'Arc de Triomphe, ...
CNN

The Arc de Triomphe is wrapped in fabric, a vision six decades in the making

After three months of construction work at Paris’ famed Arc de Triomphe, the 160-foot-tall war monument has been completely concealed. The landmark, built during Napoleon’s reign, has been outfitted ...
Hyperallergic

Photos of “Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped,” Before the Silvery Fabric Comes Down

PARIS — Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s final public work, “L’Arc de Triomphe Empaqueté” or“The Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped,” finally opened in Paris earlier this month. Following lengthy delays caused by ...
CBS News

Christo's dream unveiled: A wrapped Arc de Triomphe

In Paris this weekend, traffic stopped and crowds gathered to see the Arc de Triomphe transformed: the huge monument wrapped in shimmering, fabric, tied in place with red rope – the colors subtly ...
Artnet

Nearly 60 Years Ago, Christo Came Up With a Plan to Wrap the Arc de Triomphe. Now, His Dream Will Become Reality

In 1961, three years after moving to Paris and meeting his wife and lifelong artistic partner Jeanne-Claude, Christo hatched a plan to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in fabric, a move that would become his ...
Wall Street Journal

Christo’s Plan to Wrap L’Arc de Triomphe Defies Falcons, the Pandemic—And Death

Over the course of his iconic career, the artist known as Christo has navigated extraordinary logistics in order to wrap buildings and bridges in his signature colorful fabric. He and his wife ...