Corridor Store Front Project 1966 - 1967

Editor: We’re looking at Christo's "Corridor Store Front Project" from 1966-67, a mixed-media sculpture. It has an eerie quality; it feels like a ghost of a shop, frozen in time, perhaps abandoned. What do you make of it? Curator: Eerie is spot on. It whispers of urban decay, the transient nature of commerce, don't you think? Christo often played with ideas of covering, wrapping, concealing… This skeletal store front, though not literally wrapped, hints at a similar act. It's as if he's asking us to reconsider the ordinary. I wonder, what feelings does it stir up in you beyond eeriness? Editor: I think it evokes loneliness, a sense of being on the outside, looking in, and perhaps seeing nothing. But the corridor draws you in, doesn't it? Curator: Absolutely! It’s a threshold, promising something…but what? This work, created during a time of significant social change, invites us to question what we value, what we consume, and what happens when those systems start to break down. Conceptual art can do that. Does that strike you as reaching a little? Editor: Not at all! That feels very right. It also challenges the very definition of sculpture itself, wouldn’t you say? Curator: Exactly. It’s no longer just about carving or molding; it's about ideas and context. This little structure prompts enormous questions, that’s where the genius hides! Editor: I agree. Seeing the piece within the framework of 60s counterculture really illuminated its message. Curator: Glad to know it sparked new ideas for you. Maybe it also encourages our listeners to think about hidden beauty and meaning in things they ignore in daily life.