Tag Christo

13-08-2020

CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE - PARIS! Exhibition Centre Pompidou

The Centre Pompidou, Paris hosts a major exhibition on Christo and Jeanne-Claude, looking back on their Parisian period from 1958 to 1964 and the history of Le Pont-Neuf Wrapped project, conceived as early as 1975 and built in 1985. The exhibition precedes the environmental art installation conceived for the Arc de Triomphe; wrapping of the famous Parisian monument is scheduled for 2021.

05-06-2020

Farewell to Christo, artist and pioneer of land art

"Beauty, science and art will always triumph": words written by Christo in a letter back in 1958, but which today remain as the most important legacy that the artist has left to the world through his unique works. A press release issued by Christo's press office on his official Facebook page, sadly communicated to the world that on May 31, 2020 the artist died of natural causes in his New York home, at the age of 84.