Christo

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Introduction

Bulgarian-born, but American citizen from 1973. Known for his 'empaquetage' (packaging) in which objects or buildings are wrapped. His ambitious projects include wrapping the Pont Neuf in Paris and the Reichstag in Berlin. Also known for his landscape projects such as the "Running Fence" in California. Creates large-scale installation pieces with his wife, Jeanne-Claude.

Nationalities

American, Bulgarian

Gender

Male

Roles

Artist, Conceptual Artist, Environmental Artist, Installation Artist, Multimedia Artist, Sculptor

Names

Christo, Christo Javacheff, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Christo Javatcheff, Christo Javačev, كريستو،, יאוואצ'ף כריסטו, Javaceff Christo, Javacheff Christo

Ulan

500115266

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Exhibitions

From the Collection: 1960–1969

Take an Object

Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City

September 11

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today

Christo
Package 1961
1961

Various Artists, Arthus Carlheinz Caspari, Christo, Jed Curtis, Henry Flynt, Dick Higgins, György Sándor Ligeti, Franz Mon, Nam June Paik, Pera, Frank Trowbridge, Jan Voss, Wolf Vostell, Jean-Pierre Wilhelm
dé-coll/age, no. 3
1962

Christo
Package on Wheelbarrow
1963

Christo
Store Front Project
1964

Christo
Look Magazine Empaqueté
1965

Christo
Package
1965

Christo
Temporary Volume - Package - For Minneapolis School of Art
October 24-28, 1966

Christo
The Museum of Modern Art Packaged
1968

Christo
"The Museum of Modern Art Packed Project"
1968

Christo
Store Front from S.M.S. No. 1
1966-67, published 1968

Christo
Packed Tower – Spoleto (Proposals & Projects) from Artists & Photographs
1968, published 1970

Christo
Wrapped Roses
1968

Christo
"Museum of Contemporary Art/ 237 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611/ Title Christo: Wrap in Wrap put/ Date
1969

Christo
(Some) Not Realized Projects
1971

Christo
The Whitney Museum, New York, Packed from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects
(February 22, 1971)

Christo
The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Rear), Project for New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects
(April 9 and July 19, 1971)

Christo
The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Front), Project for New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects
April 9 and September 27, 1971

Christo
Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for Number 1, Times Square, New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects
(April 9 and August 31, 1971)

Christo
Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for Number 1, Times Square, New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects,
(April 9 and August 10, 1971)

Christo
Wrapped Floor and Closed Windows (Project for Haus Lange Museum, Krefeld)
1971

Christo
Wrapped Sylvette, Project for Washington Square Village, New York from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)
1972, published 1973

Various Artists, Arman, César (César Baldaccini), Christo, Gérard Deschamps, Francis Dufrêne, Raymond Hains, Yves Klein, Pierre Restany, Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, Daniel Spoerri, Jacques Villeglé
The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes)
1960–73, published 1973

Christo
Wrapped Monument to Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1970 from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes)
1973

Christo
Running Fence (Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California)
1974

Christo
Texas Mastaba, Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums from America: The Third Century
1976

Christo
Wrapped Floors
1983

Christo
Ericsson Display Monitor Unit 311 Wrapped, Project for Personal Computer
1985

Christo
Wrapped Telephone, Project for L.M. Ericsson Model
1985

Christo
Curtains for La Rotunda, Project for Milan from the portfolio Five Urban Projects
(1985)

Christo
Lower Manhattan Wrapped Building, Project for New York from the portfolio Five Urban Projects
1985

Christo
Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado
1996

From the Collection: 1960–1969

Take an Object

Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City

September 11

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today

Christo Package 1961 1961

Various Artists, Arthus Carlheinz Caspari, Christo, Jed Curtis, Henry Flynt, Dick Higgins, György Sándor Ligeti, Franz Mon, Nam June Paik, Pera, Frank Trowbridge, Jan Voss, Wolf Vostell, Jean-Pierre Wilhelm dé-coll/age, no. 3 1962

Christo Package on Wheelbarrow 1963

Christo Store Front Project 1964

Christo Look Magazine Empaqueté 1965

Christo Package 1965

Christo Temporary Volume - Package - For Minneapolis School of Art October 24-28, 1966

Christo The Museum of Modern Art Packaged 1968

Christo "The Museum of Modern Art Packed Project" 1968

Christo Store Front from S.M.S. No. 1 1966-67, published 1968

Christo Packed Tower – Spoleto (Proposals & Projects) from Artists & Photographs 1968, published 1970

Christo Wrapped Roses 1968

Christo "Museum of Contemporary Art/ 237 East Ontario Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611/ Title Christo: Wrap in Wrap put/ Date 1969

Christo (Some) Not Realized Projects 1971

Christo The Whitney Museum, New York, Packed from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects (February 22, 1971)

Christo The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Rear), Project for New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects (April 9 and July 19, 1971)

Christo The Museum of Modern Art, Wrapped (Front), Project for New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects April 9 and September 27, 1971

Christo Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for Number 1, Times Square, New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects (April 9 and August 31, 1971)

Christo Allied Chemical Tower, Packed, Project for Number 1, Times Square, New York from the portfolio (Some) Not Realized Projects, (April 9 and August 10, 1971)

Christo Wrapped Floor and Closed Windows (Project for Haus Lange Museum, Krefeld) 1971

Christo Wrapped Sylvette, Project for Washington Square Village, New York from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) 1972, published 1973

Various Artists, Arman, César (César Baldaccini), Christo, Gérard Deschamps, Francis Dufrêne, Raymond Hains, Yves Klein, Pierre Restany, Mimmo Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, Daniel Spoerri, Jacques Villeglé The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes) 1960–73, published 1973

Christo Wrapped Monument to Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, 1970 from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes) 1973

Christo Running Fence (Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California) 1974

Christo Texas Mastaba, Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums from America: The Third Century 1976

Christo Wrapped Floors 1983

Christo Ericsson Display Monitor Unit 311 Wrapped, Project for Personal Computer 1985

Christo Wrapped Telephone, Project for L.M. Ericsson Model 1985

Christo Curtains for La Rotunda, Project for Milan from the portfolio Five Urban Projects (1985)

Christo Lower Manhattan Wrapped Building, Project for New York from the portfolio Five Urban Projects 1985

Christo Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado 1996