Christo
Vita
Christo was born in 1935 in Gabrovo (Bulgaria) and passed away in 2020 in New York (USA).
With their spectacular wrappings, which he planned together with his wife Jeanne-Claude, the couple attracted global attention. Through the accompanying artworks associated with the projects, Christo, as well as his late wife Jeanne-Claude (who passed away in 2009), will remain unforgettable.
Projects (selection)
- 1961: Stacked oil barrels and wrappings in the harbour, Cologne harbour
- 1962: The Iron Curtain – Wall of oil drums, Paris, 1961-1962
- 1968: 5,600 cubic metre package, Kassel 1967-1968
- 1968: Wrapped Kunsthalle Bern
- 1972: Valley Curtain, Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-1972
- 1974: Sea Front, Newport, Rhode Island
- 1974: Wrapped Roman city wall, Rome, 1973-1974
- 1985: The Veiled Pont Neuf, Paris, 1975-1985
- 1991: The Umbrellas, Japan – USA, 1984-1991
- 1995: Wrapped Reichstag Berlin, 1971-1995
- 1998: Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, 1997-1998
- 1999: The Wall, 13,000 oil drums, Gasometer Oberhausen, 1999
- 2005: The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005
- 2016: The Floating Piers, Italy, 2016
- 2018: The Mastaba, London, 2018
- 2021: L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris, 2021 (posthumous)
- and more…
