Christo

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Christo was a Bulgarian-born artist renowned for his monumental environmental installations, often created with his partner Jeanne-Claude, that wrapped or transformed large-scale buildings, landscapes, and public spaces.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Christo canonical 2
Christo and Jeanne-Claude 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
conceptual artist
environmental artist
installation artist
birthDate 1935-06-13
birthPlace Gabrovo, Bulgaria
linked to: Gabrovo
burialPlace Père Lachaise Cemetery (reported resting place may vary by source)
causeOfDeath natural causes
collaboratedWith Jeanne-Claude
countryOfCitizenship Bulgaria
France
United States of America
deathDate 2020-05-31
educatedAt National Academy of Art, Sofia
familyName Javacheff
fieldOfWork environmental installation
public art
site-specific art
financingMethod sale of drawings, collages, and models
fullName Christo Vladimirov Javacheff
genre installation art
public art
givenName Christo
influencedBy Abstract Expressionism
Dada
Surrealism
knownFor large-scale environmental installations
self-financing his projects through sale of preparatory works
temporary public art projects
wrapping buildings
languageOfWorkOrName Bulgarian
English
French
movement Conceptual art
Environmental art
linked to: Land art

Land art
notableCharacteristic projects involved extensive community engagement
projects often required complex permits and negotiations
projects were temporary
notableWork Barrels series
Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen
Iron Curtain (Wall of Oil Barrels)
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris
London Mastaba
Over the River (project, Colorado)
Package on a Table
Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris
Running Fence
Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California
Store Fronts
Surrounded Islands
Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Miami
The Floating Piers
The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy
The Gates
The Gates, Central Park, New York City
The London Mastaba, Hyde Park
The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park
The Mastaba (project for Abu Dhabi)
The Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates
The Pont Neuf Wrapped
The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris
The Umbrellas, Japan–USA
The Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado
The Wall, 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen
Umbrellas (Japan–USA)
Valley Curtain
Wrapped Bottles
Wrapped Building, Spoleto
Wrapped Cans
Wrapped Coast
Wrapped Coast, Little Bay, Sydney
Wrapped Floors and Staircases
Wrapped Fountain
Wrapped Kunsthalle, Bern
linked to: Kunstmuseum Bern

Wrapped Man
Wrapped Monuments in Milan
Wrapped Motorcycle
Wrapped Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Wrapped Opera House, Sydney (project)
Wrapped Packages
Wrapped Public Building
Wrapped Reichstag
linked to: Reichstag building

Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin
linked to: Reichstag building

Wrapped Trees
Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler
Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen
Wrapped Trees, Riehen
Wrapped Vespa
linked to: Vespa

Wrapped Walk Ways
Wrapped Walk Ways, Loose Park, Kansas City
Wrapped Woman
partnerInArt Jeanne-Claude
residence New York City, United States
linked to: New York City

Paris, France
linked to: Paris
signatureStyle wrapping and transforming existing structures and landscapes
spouse Jeanne-Claude
workedIn Asia
Australia
Europe
North America

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nouveau Réalisme hasMember Christo
Kaiserring Goslar notableRecipient Christo and Jeanne-Claude
linked to: Christo
National Museum of Western Art hasWorkBy Christo and Jeanne-Claude
linked to: Christo
Christo givenName Christo