Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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| - | {{Template}}'''Christo''' (born Hristo Yavashev, [[bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Христо Явашев) and '''Jeanne-Claude''' (born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon) are a married couple who create [[environmental art|environmental]] [[installation art]]. Their works include the wrapping of the [[Reichstag (building)|Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]] and the [[Pont Neuf]] bridge in [[Paris]], the 24-mile-long in [[Marin County|Marin]] and [[Sonoma County|Sonoma]] counties in [[California]], and most recently [[The Gates]] in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| - | Although their work is visually impressive and often [[controversial]] as a result of its scale, the artists have repeatedly denied that their projects contain any deeper meaning than their immediate [[aesthetic]]. The purpose of their art, they contend, is simply to make the world a "more beautiful place" or to create new ways of seeing familiar [[landscape]]s. Art critic David Bourdon has described Christo's wrappings as a "revelation through concealment." | + | '''Christo''' (born '''Christo Vladimirov Javacheff''', {{lang-bg|Христо Явашев}}, June 13, 1935) and '''Jeanne-Claude''' (born '''Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon''', June 13, 1935 – November 18, 2009) were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Their works include the wrapping of the [[Reichstag (building)|Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]] and the [[Pont-Neuf]] bridge in [[Paris]], the 24-mile-long artwork called ''[[Running Fence]]'' in [[Sonoma County|Sonoma]] and [[Marin County|Marin]] counties in [[California]], and ''[[The Gates]]'' in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. |
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| - | The couple maintain a partnership in all undertakings and their art is always credited as the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. In practice, however, Jeanne-Claude is understood to serve as the [[PR|public relations]] agent and logistical planner, while Christo has appeared to make the final creative decisions. Jeanne-Claude has described their public personae as having a "good cop/bad cop" dynamic. | + | |
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Christo (born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, Template:Lang-bg, June 13, 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, June 13, 1935 – November 18, 2009) were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile-long artwork called Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and The Gates in New York City's Central Park.
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