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Closed Highway, Project for 2 000 miles, 6 lanes East-West Highway
© Christo/Bildupphovsrätt 2024
Closed Highway, Project for 2 000 miles, 6 lanes East-West Highway
Closed Highway, Project for 2 000 miles, 6 lanes East-West Highway
Photo: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet

Closed Highway, Project for 2 000 miles, 6 lanes East-West Highway

by Christo
Artist (Bulgarien, 1935 - 2020)
Alternate Title
  • Stängd motorväg
Date1972
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsBildmått: 44,6 × 56 cm Pappersmått: 87,9 × 61,2 cm
ClassificationPosters
Credit LineDonation 2005 from Pontus Hultén
Object NumberMOM/2005/189
CollectionsThe Pontus Hultén Collection
The artwork is not on display
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerat på framsidan av konstverket: "Christo"., Påskrift på konstverkets framsida: "CLOSED HIGHWAY (PROJECT FOR 5000 MILES - 6 LINES - EAST-WEST ACROSS THE USA. ALL ENTRENCES WILL BE CLOSED WITH 36'- to 48'- HIGH GLASS WALL , 36''- INCHES THICK", och "123/150"., Tryckta texter på framsidan av affischen: "1972 by Local One, Amalgamated Litographers of America (LITHOPIONION 26)", "CHRISTO. CLOSED HIGHWAY (Project for 5000 miles, 6 lines East-West across the USA. All entrences will be closed with 36'- to 48'-high glass wall, 36''- inches thick). Project-collage: photostats, pencil, plexiglas. Collection C. Levi, Torino, Italy."