Wrapped Up In Their Work

Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have wrapped the Reichstag in Germany and 11 islands in Miami’s Biscayne Bay with miles of fabric. Now, they’re turning their attention to 163 trees. Although less grandiose than earlier wrappings, the current art project in a park in Riehen, Switzerland, involves wrapping the trees in 461,000 square feet of woven polyester fabric using 14 miles of rope. The husband and wife artists waited until the trees had lost their leaves to start work, and the material lets air pass through and is used in Japan to protect trees in winter. The exhibit will open to the public Saturday; weather permitting, “Wrapped Trees” will be on display until January.