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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
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Biography from AskART:
| An environmental installation artist and painter of architectural landscape drawings, Jean-Claude Christo, known as Jean-Claude, has become known for her collaborations with her husband, Javacheff Christo, in "wrapping" famous buildings and geographical landmarks with plastic and woven-fabric sheets. Their joint projects include wrappings of the "Berne Kunsthalee" in 1968, a coastline area in Australia; the Reichstag, in Berlin; and the Pont Neuf in Paris. In California, they oversaw the building of a running fence 18 feet high and 24.5 miles long and in Japan and California, designed a running series of 3,100 umbrellas.
In February 2005, the Christos oversaw the installation of one of their most attention-getting endeavors, "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005". Opening February 11 and lasting sixteen days, it was the biggest art project in the history of New York City. Seventy-five hundred frames, sixteen feet high, were placed at intervals along 23 miles of footpaths in the park. Suspended from the frames were orange tinted fabric banners, intended to convey a "splash of sunrise" and what Javacheff Christo described as "a visual golden river". But declining to say much about the project, the artist said: "This project is not involving talk. It's a real, physical space. It's not necessary to talk. You spend time, you experience the project". ("Tribune")
Jeanne-Claude was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, on June 13, 1935, the same day as her husband. The couple have lived primarily in New York City, although they travel frequently.
They do not use their last name, Javacheff, but their son Cyril took the last name of Christo. According to Bedford McIntosh, "In the past few years they have come to refer to themselves as the 'artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude,' recognizing her critical role in the projects. The titles on their more recent projects reflect this."
Funding for the site-specific works come from the sale of preparatory drawings, documents, and sculptures.
Source:
Matthew Baigell, "Dictionary of American Art"
Bedford McIntosh
"Scottsdale Tribune", February 13, 2005, A17
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