Christo
Nationality:
American-Bulgarian
Christo is best known for monumental collaborations with his late partner Jeanne-Claude. The duo’s projects, such as The Gates in Central Park and Wrapped Reichstag intervened in public spaces in order to draw attention to them. “We borrow space and create gentle disturbances for a few days,” Christo once said. “We inherit everything that is inherent in the space to become part of the work of art. All our projects are like fabulous expeditions.” Since Jeanne-Claude’s passing, Christo has worked to complete unrealized projects such as Over The River, a miles-long stretch of fabric that would function as a canopy over the Arkansas River. In gallery spaces, Christo presents schematic drawings of the duo’s work, which exhibit the artist’s technical mastery and undergird their massive installations, connecting the big ideas to their inception as free-floating thoughts.
THE PONT NEUF WRAPPED, PROJECT FOR PARIS
1985
Graphite, charcoal, crayon, enamel paint, pen, masking tape and photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paperboard mounted on board
Packed tree
1968
Mixed media, collage, fabric, plastic, thread, ink on cardboard mounted in plexi frame
The Pont Neuf Wrapped
1977
Pencil and Charcoal , fabric, string, staples, & color crayon on cardboard
Mixed media, crayon, charcoal, pencil, ink, gouache and fabric mounted in plexi
1989
The Umbrellas (Project for Japan)
Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida
1982
Acrylic, colored pencil, pencil, pen, and photograph collage on paper
Over The River , Project for Arkansas River (in 2 parts)
2011
Collage , crayon , charcoal , pastel and fabric on cardboard
Package on a Table (Project)
1963–2000
Color crayon, graphite and paper collage
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado)
1935 - 2020
pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, aerial photograph with topographic elevations, enamel paint and fabric on paper, in two parts, in artist's Plexiglas frame
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)
1977
Graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, thread and collage on paper, in plexiglas frame
Wrapped Reichstag (Project for West Berlin)
57 x 72 cm and 29 x 72 cm
Diptych. Pencil, charcoal, crayon, pastel, ballpoint pen, fabric and wire collage on paper, applied on panel. Mounted with Plexiglas