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| − | + | [[Image:Christo Surrounded Islands 1983.jpg|thumb|right|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.<ref>[http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/bio.shtml Official biographies]</ref> | |
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| − | + | == See also == | |
| + | *[[Installation art]] | ||
| + | *[[Architecture]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting]] | ||
| + | *[[Sculpture]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/ Official site] | ||
| + | *[http://www.americantrails.org/resources/art/Gates.html Orange fabric project] in [[Central Park]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Modern artists]] | ||
Revision as of 05:10, November 27, 2008
- It has been proposed that this page, :Christo and Jeanne-Claude, be titled, "Christo and Jeanne-Claude".
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]
