Christo Vladimirov Javacheff

“Although Christo always thinks big, he knows that the impression of human perception can only last for a limited time in memory, and that there is always room for beauty elsewhere.”
—Pierre Restany, Le murmures des voiles, 1989
For more than 50 years Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and his wife, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon worked successfully together in what came to be known as “Team Christo". Their gigantic and astonishing art projects, which incorporated both architectural and landscape elements, have brought them worldwide fame.
Each project is based on its own financial structure. The projects were financed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude through the sale of Christo's preparatory studies, drawings, and collages. These works not only served as part of the financing, but also as integral components of the project itself. They are considered individual works and live on after the monumental installations have been dismantled.

From 1958 onwards, Christo worked on a series called “Wrapped Objects and Packages,” works that were intended to be exhibited indoors. The lot “Package on Hand Truck” belongs to this series. The viewer can only guess what is wrapped in the simple fabric, where everyday beauty is emphasized without having to be elevated on a pedestal. In this way, Christo gives the hand truck a personal and stripped-down expression.
The Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York has a version of “Package on Hand Truck,” created in 1973, in its collection.