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Saturday, October 7, 2023, 3:30pm and 5:30pm
Gagosian Open, 4 Princelet Street, London

Join Gagosian for a performance by Lucinda Chua inside Christo: Early Works, the inaugural exhibition, curated by Elena Geuna, in the Gagosian Open series of off-site projects. The multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer will perform two improvised pieces in response to Christo’s early works and the unique architecture of 4 Princelet Street in the Spitalfields area of London. Born in London, Chua has English, Malaysian, and ancestral Chinese roots, deep connections that are excavated in her recent album, YIAN (2023), which, as Pitchfork writes, “gathers the threads that link home, history, and their relationship to the body.” Primarily using her voice, a cello, and an array of effects units, Chua will infuse the historic building with her distinctive sound blending intimacy, atmosphere, and haunting enchantment. No advance registration is required, but space is limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

August 25–27, 2023
Basel
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Kunsttage Basel is a citywide program of art events at more than sixty museums, galleries, and other spaces. The exhibition Christo: Selected Works, featuring sculptures and works on paper by the artist, will be on view at Gagosian, Basel, with extended hours throughout the weekend. The presentation marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s last project in the city in 1998, when they wrapped 178 trees around the Fondation Beyeler in 55,000 square meters of woven polyester fabric.

Friday, August 25, 12–8pm
Saturday, August 26, 10am–6pm
Sunday, August 27, 10am–6pm

Monday, June 27, 2022, 9pm
rue Visconti, Paris

On the evening of June 27, 1962, Christo and Jeanne-Claude installed Wall of Oil Barrels—The Iron Curtain, Rue Visconti, Paris, 1961–62, closing the historic rue Visconti with eighty-nine barrels. The 4.2-meter-high barricade blocked one of narrowest streets in Paris for eight hours, obstructing most of the traffic through the Left Bank. To celebrate the sixty-year anniversary of the work, the city of Paris is closing the street and visitors on-site will be able to activate an augmented-reality animation of the barrels. The event is free and open to the public.