This book compiles documentation for two unrealized projects by the legendary duo of Christo (born 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009): """"The Mastaba,"""" a project conceived in 1977 for the United Arabic Emirates, and """"Over the River,"""" a project recently conceived for the Arkansas River. """"Mastaba,"""" Arabic for """"bench,"""" is proposed as a sculpture of approximately 410, 000 horizontally stacked and variously colored oil barrels. Trees and shrubbery would be planted around the Mastaba as a windbreak against the sand and windstorms; the area adjacent to the walkways approaching the Mastaba would resemble an oasis with flowers and grass. """"Over the River"""" consists of a succession of fabric panels to be suspended above the Arkansas River, for a period of two weeks sometime between mid-July and mid-August of any given year in the future (2013 at the earliest). Both projects are fully illustrated with preparatory drawings and photographs of the proposed locations. | Christo & Jeanne-Claude: The Mastaba / Over the River by Christo Christo & Jean-Claude, Paperback | Indigo Chapters