a r t i s t :"Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon are husband and wife who together create environmental artworks, or earthworks."   a r t w o r k :"The earthworks they creates span great distances in populated landscapes, both rural and urban. They are mostly made of fabric, created in the form of large curtains, wrapped forms (buildings or islands) and large umbrellas." "A group of paid workers are needed to construct and take down these works, which can extend for great distances. To create these works there are years of planning involved which include, meetings with governments and communities to gain approval for their projects. Their wrapping of  the Reichstag (Nazi) headquarters in Berlin, and the process of approval took 23 years.     a u d i e n ce : "Their work is very expressive, of romanticism, whimsy, poetry, and like much contemporary art, attempts to include the public in the planning, building and enjoyment of it." "They like to create 'gentle disturbances' in spaces owned by human beings - to make people become more aware of themselves and their surroundings."            w o r  l d :" The wrapped fabric hides the details of the forms, revealing only the essential structure, like drapery in classical sculpture." "The wrapping of the Reichstag building in Berlin had, for Christo, importance because of the idea of East-West relations (the Cold War), where the U.S. and the Soviets had their biggest confrontation." "The series of umbrellas in Japan and California reflect an ancient and universal form, which has the meaning of shelter, from the rain and sun."   A l l   i n f o r m a t i o n   t a k e n   f r o m: http://www.ndoylefineart.com/christo.html

Christo & Jeanne-Claude,  Vestibule, NSW Art Gallery, 1990.   Christo & Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Coast, Little Bay, Australia, 1968-69   Christo & Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin 1971-95   Christo & Jeanne-Claude The Umbrellas, Japan - USA, 1984-91