Christo, the Bulgarian-born conceptual artist best known for wrapping large and unlikely things died at the end of May.
He worked for much of his career with partner Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (Jeanne-Claude).
The duo created large-scale, site-specific public artworks - The Reichstag, the Pont Neuf, whole islands, and the gates in New York City's Central Park were among their fabric and plastic-clad subjects.
The logistical challenges they faced in turning their visions into reality- all the planning meetings and the public consultations and the red tape- in a sense all these became part of their artwork too.
Curator and art historian Mary Kisler will examine their art and his legacy.
In 1995 Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Reichstag covered the German parliament building in Berlin in aluminium fabric.
Photograph: Wolfgang Volz
Gabrovo, 1949
Christo (left) during a drawing lesson
Photo: Archive
© 1949 Christo
New York City, 1976
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in Christo’s studio
Photo: Fred W. McDarrah/Getty images
© 1976 Christo
Christo
Running Fence (Project for Sonoma County and Marin County, State of California)
Drawing 1975
Pencil, charcoal and ball-point pen
28 x 22" (71 x 56 cm)
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 1975 Christo
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 1976 Christo
The artists wrapped the Pont Neuf bridge across the Seine in Paris in 1985.
Photograph: Eye Ubiquitous/Alamy Stock Photo
Christo
The Thousand Gates (Project)
Drawing 1979
Pencil, charcoal, pastel and tape
11 x 14" (28 x 35.5 cm)
Photo: Eeva-Inkeri
© 1979 Christo
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 2005 Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2016 Christo
