Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large
Jeanne-Claude and Christo in 2009
Würth Rioja wrapped chairs
Valley Curtain (1972)
The Umbrellas (1991)
The Gates
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The Gates was a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 steel "gates" a
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
…often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the Wrapped Reichstag, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Running Fence in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were both born on June 13, 1935, in Bulgaria and Morocco, respectively. The pair met and…
The installation over Gapstow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
Hardware used to ensure that the vertical pieces were parallel, even when the base plates themselves were not level, due to uneven or sloped ground
During construction: one of the many metal base parts
Before unfurling