Christo
Today is the occasion to bear in mind Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (13/6/1935-31/5/2020). Whereas Land Artists usually made a point of blurring the lines of distinction between the art work itself and its natural setting and/or materials, Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude’s art relied on developing high contrast between the engineered, …
Christo and Jeanne-Claude were known for creating monumental, temporary public artworks that transformed landscapes using everyday materials. Their ambitious projects required years …
Christoph Hänsli is known for painting frequently overlooked everyday objects on a 1:1 scale. Since 1992, he is giving objects such as …
In monumental sculptures produced and installed in public sites around the world, Christo and Jeanne-Claude expanded the possibilities of artistic scale and …
Christo and Jeanne-Claude worked together since their first outdoor temporary work of art: Stacked Oil Barrels and Dockside Packages, Cologne Harbor, Germany, …
Christo’s (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) early education in Soviet Socialist Realism, and his experience fleeing his home as a refugee of political revolution, …
In 1961, three years after meeting Jeanne-Claude in Paris, Christo made a study of a mammoth project that would wrap one of …
We continue our Tribute with were a collaborative artist duo known for their monumental environmental installations. Born on the same day in …
Christo’s first large-scale public sculpture in the UK floats on The Serpentine lake in Hyde Park. The work consists of 7,506 horizontally …
Born on the same day in 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria and Casablanca, Morocco respectively, Christo and his late wife Jeanne-Claude, who died …
From 18/6 to 3/716, 100 kilometers east of Milan and 200 kilometers west of Venice, “The Floating Piers” by Christo and Jeanne-Claude …
From 18/6-3/7/16, “The Floating Piers” at Lake Iseo in Italy, by Christo and Jeanne-Claude allowed 1.2 million people to walk on water. …
Christo and Jeanne-Claude were both born on June 13, 1935, he in Bulgaria, she in Morocco. They met in Paris in 1958 …
Christo & Jeanne-Claude are internationally recognized for their outdoor artistic interventions. These large-scale works have adorned some of the most famous landscapes …
