Christo and Jeanne-Claude | Biography, Art, The Gates, Wrapped Reichstag, Running Fence, & Facts
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, respectively, in full Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon, (respectively, born June 13, 1935, Gabrovo, Bulgaria—died May 31, 2020, New York City, New York, U.S.; born June 13, 1935, Casablanca, Morocco—died November 18, 2009, New York, New York), environmental sculptors noted for their controversial outdoor sculptures that often involved monumental displays of fabrics and plastics. Christo attended the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and had begun working with the Burian Theatre in Prague when the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 broke ...
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