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'''Christo''' (born as '''Christo Vladimirov Javacheff''' on June 13, 1935) and '''Jeanne-Claude''' (born '''Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon''' on June 13, 1935) are married installation artists who are best known for wrapping large-scale objects in fabric (for example the [[Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]]).
 
'''Christo''' (born as '''Christo Vladimirov Javacheff''' on June 13, 1935) and '''Jeanne-Claude''' (born '''Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon''' on June 13, 1935) are married installation artists who are best known for wrapping large-scale objects in fabric (for example the [[Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]]).
  
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The artists have been active for a very long time: Their first collaboration ("Dockside Packages") dates back to 1961, and their most recent project ("The Gates") was completed in 2005.
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The artists have been active for a very long time: Their first collaboration ("Dockside Packages") dates back to 1961, and their most recent project ("The Gates") was completed in 2005.<ref>[http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/bio.shtml Official biographies]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.americantrails.org/resources/art/Gates.html Orange fabric project] in [[Central Park]]
 
*[http://www.americantrails.org/resources/art/Gates.html Orange fabric project] in [[Central Park]]

Revision as of 11:30, May 16, 2008

In May 1983, Christo and Jeanne-Claude surrounded 11 islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with 6.5 million square feet of pink woven polypropylene fabric.

Christo (born as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff on June 13, 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon on June 13, 1935) are married installation artists who are best known for wrapping large-scale objects in fabric (for example the Reichstag in Berlin).

The artists have been active for a very long time: Their first collaboration ("Dockside Packages") dates back to 1961, and their most recent project ("The Gates") was completed in 2005.[1]

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