on June 16, 2016, in Sulzano, Italy. He died Sunday at age 84.Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, who was known for creating monumental works of art that played off of their environment in cities across the world, died Sunday at his home in New York City, according to the artist's representatives. He was 84 years old.
Christo, as he was known, along with his wife and artistic partner, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, liked to wrap things up. In 1985, they wrapped the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris with fabric and a decade later, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin with an aluminum-looking fabric.
, is still on track for fall 2021. Starting in July, a major exhibit of their work is scheduled to be on view at the Centre Pompidou in Paris., where he studied at the National Academcy of Arts in Sofia. In 1956, he moved to Prague, then Vienna, then Geneva, and in 1958 to Paris, where he met Jeanne-Claude. The couple moved to New York City in 1964, where Christo lived most of his life. Together, they have a son, Cyril, born in 1960.
"Christo lived his life to the fullest, not only dreaming up what seemed impossible but realizing it,"
The world needs more artists like him!
RIP to a great visionary 💔
Sweet “Tangerine Dreams” Christo
RIP the Master of Wraps. You will be missed 😢
Круто!
Had the chance to see Christo and Jean-Claude at Humboldt State University as guest lecturers. I remember the yellow umbrellas on the Grapevine as a kid.
RIP. He was one of the great artists of our time. Space is only in the eye of the beholder.
cutmeupbritty
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The specialty textile industry will miss him.
I wonder what they'll drape over his casket. (Too soon?)
So sad.
Shit... that’s too bad
May he Rest In Peace.
True visionary on a grand scale ..he will be missed
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