Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers"

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Floating Piers" was a large-scale, temporary environmental artwork consisting of bright saffron-colored walkways that allowed visitors to walk on the surface of Italy’s Lake Iseo in 2016.

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instanceOf environmental artwork
installation art
site-specific art project
allowedActivity walking on the surface of the lake
artist Christo and Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED
artMovement Environmental art
Land art
closingDate 2016-07-03
color bright yellow-orange
saffron
conceptionBy Christo and Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED
country Italy
creator Christo NERFINISHED
Jeanne-Claude NERFINISHED
dismantled true
estimatedVisitors over 1 million
feature floating walkways
piers connecting islands and mainland
fundingModel self-financed by Christo
fundingSource sale of Christo’s artworks
JeanneClaudeDeathBeforeRealization true
lake Lake Iseo NERFINISHED
length approximately 3 kilometers
location Lake Iseo NERFINISHED
material nylon fabric
polyethylene cubes
nearbyIsland Isola di San Paolo NERFINISHED
nearbyTown Monte Isola NERFINISHED
Sulzano NERFINISHED
notable one of Christo’s major late projects
openingDate 2016-06-18
planningDuration several years
posthumousRealization true
postProjectAction materials recycled
region Lombardy
safetyMeasure life jackets and boats on standby
sensation walking on water
supportStructure modular floating cubes
surfaceTreatment textured fabric for grip
temporary true
theme ephemeral art
public participation
transformation of landscape
visitorAccess free of charge
open 24 hours a day during its run
width approximately 16 meters
year 2016

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Lake Iseo wasSiteOf Christo and Jeanne-Claude "The Floating Piers"