Anticipating his monumental wrapped buildings, Christo first addressed the aesthetics of display with Show Cases, Show Windows, and Store Fronts. Although each is set off with a clear glass facade, the view is immediately occluded by drapes of fabric or paper lining the interior. For SMS, Christo combined his blueprint-like maquettes with the architectural dimensionality of his installations; a rendition of the life-size Corridor Store Front, this hinged booklet reveals an interior sketch through transparent mylar windows cut out of the cover.

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