Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the ''Wrapped Reichstag'', ''The Pont Neuf Wrapped'', ''Running Fence'' in California, and ''The Gates'' in New York City's Central Park.Born in Bulgaria and Morocco, respectively, the pair met and married in Paris in the late 1950s. Originally working under Christo's name, they later credited their installations to both "Christo and Jeanne-Claude". Until his own death in 2020, Christo continued to plan and execute projects after Jeanne-Claude's death in 2009.
Their work was typically large, visually impressive, and controversial, often taking years and sometimes decades of careful preparation – including technical solutions, political negotiation, permitting and environmental approval, hearings and public persuasion. The pair refused grants, scholarships, donations or public money, instead financing the work via the sale of their own artwork.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude described the myriad elements that brought the projects to fruition as integral to the artwork itself, and said their projects contained no deeper meaning than their immediate aesthetic impact; their purpose being simply for joy, beauty, and new ways of seeing the familiar. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 2003
Published 2003
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 2008
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1993
Published 1993
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 2005
Published 2005
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1995
Published 1995
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1972
Published 1972
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1982
Published 1982
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1977
Published 1977
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1988
Published 1988
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 2001
Published 2001
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1990
Published 1990
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1977
Published 1977
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1978
Published 1978
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1964
Published 1964
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1969
Published 1969
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1985
Published 1985
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1973
Published 1973
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1996
Published 1996
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 1981
Published 1981
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by Christo, 1935-2020
Published 2005
Published 2005
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