Christo's valley curtain

A documentary by the Maysles Brothers focusing on the construction of a five hundred foot valley curtain by Bulgarian artist Christo. Examines the erection of the veil across Rifle Gap (part of the Grand Canyon) and presents smaller art works by Christo which were used in preparation for the event.

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Credits

co-director

Albert Maysles

David Maysles

Ellen Gifford

producer

Thomas Handloser

production company

Maysles Films, Inc.

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

506733

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century

Crafts & Visual Arts → Christo, 1935-

Crafts & Visual Arts → Conceptual art

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

People → Christo, 1935-

Places → Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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