The Umbrellas (Christo and Jeanne-Claude)

The Umbrellas, Japan–USA, 1984–91 was a 1991 environmental artwork in which artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude erected yellow and blue umbrella structures in California and Japan, respectively. The 3,100-umbrella project cost US$26 million and attracted three million visitors.[1] Christo closed the exhibition early after a woman was crushed by a windswept umbrella in California.[2] Separately, a worker was killed during the deconstruction of the Japanese exhibit.[3]

The Umbrellas, 1991, Japan

Notes

  1. Fineberg 2004, p. 44.
  2. "Christo Umbrella Crushes Woman". The New York Times. The Associated Press. October 28, 1991. ISSN 0362-4331.
  3. "2d Person Is Killed in Christo Art Project". The New York Times. The Associated Press. November 1, 1991. ISSN 0362-4331.

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