In Christo's art, the body, or more precisely the female body, is first and foremost an esthetic "material" for his work. His art is not sensationalist, nor is it a political statement, happening, or performance. The act of wrapping, the way in which women are wrapped and tied up, is always sensual in Christo's work. It is never humiliating, brutal, or destructive. Therefore, in a sense, Christo's approach is much closer to the classical nude—except that he does not use models to make a painting or a sculpture. In his creations, the model itself is the work of art.

Who, if not Christo, has repeatedly explored, questioned, and redefined the relationship between subject and object, between skin and clothing, between exposing and concealing? Christo himself has repeatedly pointed out that "Fabric is like a second skin," and these works are the clearest expression of this idea in his entire oeuvre. "Even when I […] obstruct the normal view of things, I am creating something invitational. Using fabric is not like building a brick wall which is by its very nature intimidating or arrogant; fabric is a sensual medium that tantalizes us to look beyond it. It is teasing and invitational. And it is also very touchable."

Excerpt from the essay "Christo: Unveiling the Body" by Matthias Koddenberg, published in Christo: Femmes 1962–1968, Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, 2019. Text edited in 2021.