Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Trees (1997–98), Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland. Photo: by Wolfgang Volz, ©1998 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation.

The Bulgarian artist, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (b. 1935) met Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009) in Paris in the late 1950s, when he was a stateless, “penniless” refugee, and ...

The gates were spaced at 12-foot intervals. “Christo and Jeanne-Claude first proposed The Gates for Central Park in the 1970s, but the powers that be blocked it.

For Hannan Arshad, the journey towards the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award has been a rediscovery of her heritage. It was a ...

El artista Christo fue un líder en el campo de la instalación artística monumental. Trabajó en colaboración con su esposa Jeanne-Claude desde 1961 hasta la muerte de ella en 2009, y ambos lograron ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates and Unrealized Projects for New York City opens February 12, marking the 20th anniversary of The Gates, the artists’ monumental work of temporary public art.

The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award Director Emily Doherty said: “We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Hannan Arshad as winner of The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award 2025. The Selection Committee ...

The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation has donated a collection titled Surrounded Islands Documentation Exhibition, comprising the late duo’s 43 preparatory sketches, mock-ups, photographs ...

Speaking at the National Press Club, he and his wife/partner, Jeanne-Claude (the brains behind “The Gates” in Central Park), detailed their latest project — the placement of 5.9 miles of ...

Biography Timeline Exhibitions Public Collections Literature 1935 Jeanne-Claude: Born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon in Casablanca, Morocco Christo: Born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff in Gabrovo, ...

Check out Travis Landry's appraisal of a 2005 Christo & Jeanne-Claude "The Gates" Cocoon in Old Sturbridge Village, Hour 2.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Wrapped Payphone is a sculpture published in a small edition of 30 by Edition Schellmann in 1988. Evocative of Christo's early wrapped objects, such as Wrapped Telephone ...