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Catalogue >Fine Art >  Contemporary >  Christo and Jeanne-Claude - The Würth Museum Collection Christo and Jeanne-Claude - The Würth Museum Collection Dr Dieter Ronte Famous for their fabric installations involving both urban and rural sites, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have created some of the most controversial and compelling artworks of the twentieth century. On either a moderate or monumental scale,they offer a powerful artistic experience that can be transcendental or outrageous, depending on one’s perspective. 128 pages 275 x 234 mm 90 colour illustrations hardback ISBN 0 85667 597 0 | Retail price £25.00  [View sample pages in PDF format] Online price: £17.50 / €26.25 The catalogue, which accompanies a travelling exhibition, includes works from the Museum Würth in Künzelsau, Germany, which has one of the most comprehensive collections of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work in the world. The book explores five decades of work by the incomparable artistic team. The exhibition opens at the National Academy of Design, New York on 8 October, 2004. It then travels to at least six more venues including Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Portland Museum of Art, Austin Museum of Art and Fresno Mentropolitan Museum. It is supported by the Trust for Museum Exhibitions. About the Author Prof. Dr Dieter Ronte is the Director of the Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany; which is devoted to celebrating German art after 1945. He has written previously on Christo and Jeanne-Claude for Würth Collection: Insight - Outlook - Overview, and his essay was reprinted separately to celebrate the opening of the Kunsthalle Würth.