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Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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Christo (born as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff,
Bulgarian: Христо Явашев) and Jeanne-Claude (born as Jeanne-Claude
Denat de Guillebon) are a married couple who create environmental
installation art. Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in
Berlin and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile-long curtain
called Running Fence in Marin and Sonoma counties in California, and
most recently The Gates in New York City's Central Park.
Coincidentally Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the exact same
date - 13 June 1935.
Although their work is visually impressive and often controversial as
a result of its scale, the artists have repeatedly denied that their
projects contain any deeper meaning than their immediate aesthetic.
The purpose of their art, they contend, is simply to make the world a
"more beautiful place" or to create new ways of seeing familiar
landscapes. Art critic David Bourdon has described Christo's wrappings
as a "revelation through concealment."
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Wrapped Painting
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Bicyclette empaquetée sur galerie de voiture
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The wrapped Reichstag
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Air Package, Project for the Garden of the Museum of Modern Art, New
York City, 1968
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Corridor Store Front Project
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Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971
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The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
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Wrapped Reichstag Project for Berlin
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Surrounded Islands, 1982
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The Pont Neuf
Wrapped - Project for Paris I
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Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin
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Over the River from Underneath
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The Blue Umbrellas, 1991
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The Gates, Photo No. 26
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Wrapped Coast, 1968-1969
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The Wall, Gasometer, Oberhausen, 1999, No. 3
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The Gates, Photo No. 30
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Wrapped Trees XIV
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Over the River, Project for Colorado, From Above
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Paris Review, 1982
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