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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff was born in Bulgaria and studied fine arts in Sofia and Vienna before moving to Paris in 1958. There he met Jeanne-Claude, who became his muse and partner in exotic art. They married in 1962, moved to New York in 1964 and began making the ever-larger "environmental" artworks for which Christo became famous: wrapped fountains, bridges, buildings, and other public spaces.
Working with his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon), he created some of the most spectacular large-scale artworks of the 20th century. They wrapped in fabric the Reichstag building in Berlin (1995) and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris (1985), built a 25-mile fabric fence across Northern California (1975), and strung a huge orange curtain across a Colorado Valley (1972).
Their career (to date) culminated with "The Gates," which placed 7500 vinyl gates, with free-flowing orange nylon fabric panels, across 23 miles of Central Park walkways for 16 days in 2005.
Jeanne-Claude passed away on November 18, 2009 in New York.
Christo passed on May 31, 2020 in New York.
The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91. Ibaraki, Japan site
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 64 x 98 cm
$725
Project for a Public Building's Packaging
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 54 x 70 x 0.2 cm
$5,573
Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for No. 1 Times Square
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 71.1 x 55.9 cm
$4,500
Christo (1935-2020) Project for the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1970. Signé
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 48 x 68 x 2 cm
$6,688
Wrapped Monument to Cristobal Colón. (Project for Barcelona)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 56.5 cm
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The Pont-Neuf Wrapped (Project for Paris), 1976
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 25 x 19 x 0.05 cm
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Wrapped Opera House - Project for Sydney
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Print - 86.4 x 61.6 x 0.5 cm
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Exhibitions dedicated to Christo and Jeanne-Claude
FRANK FLUEGEL GALERIE
Art Weekend Nuremberg 13. - 15. October 2023 | Frank fluegel galerie
From October 10, 2023 to October 12, 2023
Galleri GKM
PopUp Paris in a virtual version
From March 28, 2020 to May 30, 2020
ArtWise
Designer Series — Superstars for High Impact
From June 1, 2019 to June 17, 2019
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Who is the artist?
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff was born in Bulgaria and studied fine arts in Sofia and Vienna before moving to Paris in 1958. There he met Jeanne-Claude, who became his muse and partner in exotic art. They married in 1962, moved to New York in 1964 and began making the ever-larger "environmental" artworks for which Christo became famous: wrapped fountains, bridges, buildings, and other public spaces.
Working with his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude (Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon), he created some of the most spectacular large-scale artworks of the 20th century. They wrapped in fabric the Reichstag building in Berlin (1995) and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris (1985), built a 25-mile fabric fence across Northern California (1975), and strung a huge orange curtain across a Colorado Valley (1972).
Their career (to date) culminated with "The Gates," which placed 7500 vinyl gates, with free-flowing orange nylon fabric panels, across 23 miles of Central Park walkways for 16 days in 2005.
Jeanne-Claude passed away on November 18, 2009 in New York.
Christo passed on May 31, 2020 in New York.
What are his 3 main works?
What is Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artistic movement?
The artistic movements of the artists are: Land Art, Site-Specific Art
When was Christo and Jeanne-Claude born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1935