biografia di CHRISTO (1935-2020)
Personal data
Birth : 06/13/1935 - Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Death : 05/31/2020 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Bulgaria - United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesFamily relations
Husband of JEANNE-CLAUDE [ 1935-2009 ]Education
1953 – 1956 : National Art Academy / Nationalen Kunstakademie – Sofiya, Bulgaria
Professional data
Work and Life
1964:Lives and works in New York NY, USA.
1958:Arrives in Paris, France where he meets Jeanne-Claude.
1956:Arrives in Prague, Czech Republic.
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Acrylic - Mixed media - Mixed media/board - Mixed media/canvas - Mixed media/panel 
Print-Multiple : Lithograph in colors - Offset - Poster - Serigraph in colors 
Sculpture-Volume : Assemblage - Bronze - Construction - Installation - Object - Plastic - Relief - Sculpture, wax - Sculpture, wood 
Photography : Cibachrome print - Gelatin silver print 
Drawing-Watercolor : Chalk - Charcoal - Collage - Collage/board - Collage/canvas - Coloured pencils - Graphite - Lead pencil - Mixed media/paper - Pastel - Pencil - Wax crayon Subject
space/environmentMovements and styles
Land ArtNew Realism
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
AGO Art Gallery of Ontario – Toronto ON, Canada
2005 – 05-15-2005
Projet “Gates”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
12/02/2005 – 03-27-2005
2004
The Gates
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
04/06/2004 – 07/25/2004
2002
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection from tha National Gallery of Art
MCA Museum of contemporary art San Diego in La Jolla – La Jolla CA, United States
09-22-2002 – 05/01/2003
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection
NGA National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
03/02/2002 – 06-23-2002
2001
Early Works 1958-1969
Martin-Gropius-Bau – Berlin, Germany
2001
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Nathalie Seroussi – 34 Rue de Seine – Paris, France
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
12/10/2006 – 10-15-2006
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Georg Nothelfer – Uhlandstrasse 184 – Berlin, Germany
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Art Forum Ute Barth – Kartausstrasse 8 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
KUNSTKÖLN 2003 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
04/05/2003 – 04/09/2003
Represented by : Galerie der Spiegel – Richartzstrasse 10 – Cologne, Germany
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Schüppenhauer – Bimarckstrasse, 70 – Cologne, Germany
St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n°7
Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France
01/31/2003 – 02/03/2003
Represented by : Guy Pieters Gallery – Zeedijk 742 – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Georg Nothelfer – Uhlandstrasse 184 – Berlin, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie 1900 – 2000 – 8 Rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Brigitte March Galerie – Solitudestrasse 254 – Stuttgart, Germany
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
SOFA Sculpture Object and Functional Art – Chicago, n°8
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
10/05/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Mendelson Gallery – 5874 Ellsworth Avenue – Pittsburgh PA, United States
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Galerie Van Der Planken – Steenhouwersvest 13 – Antwerp, Belgium
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Eikelmann Fine Art – Witteringstrasse 38 – Essen, Germany
Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Galleria Centro Steccata – Via Dante 3 – Parma PR, Italy
Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Buschlen Mowatt Galleries – Main Floor 1445 West Georgia Street – Vancouver BC, Canada
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Galleria Tega – Via Senato 24 – Milan MI, Italy
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Walter Bischoff Galerie – Schreiberstr. 22 – Stuttgart, Germany
International Artexpo New York
Jacob K Javits Convention Center – New York NY, United States
03/09/2000 – 03/13/2000
Represented by : John Szoke Graphics – 164 Mercer Street – New York NY, United States
Sthml Art Fair, n°20
Sollentuna, Sweden
03/09/2000 – 03/12/2000
Represented by : Leif Holmer Gallery – Po Box 20 Storgatan 19 – Nässjö, Sweden
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
07/11/1999 – 11-14-1999
Represented by : Guy Pieters Gallery – Zeedijk 742 – Knokke-Heist, Belgium
1996
Art Jonction Cannes 96 – Regard
Palais des Festivals – Cannes, France
07/03/1996 – 07/07/1996
Represented by : Galerie Claude Lafitte – 1270 Sherbrooke Ouest – Montréal QC, Canada
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery – 23 Dering Street off New Bond Street – London, United Kingdom
Group exhibitions
2007
Le Nouveau Réalisme
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
03/18/2007 – 07/02/2007
2004
Mages Pop
Galerie Sonia Zannettacci – Geneva GE, Switzerland
06/01/2004 – 07/31/2004
Christo & Jeanne-Claude
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
04/06/2004 – 07/25/2004
2003
Assemblage
Zwirner & Wirth – New York NY, United States
11/2003 – 12/2003
6th Sharjah Arts International Biennal
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
08/04/2003 – 08/05/2003
Options Sculpture
Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain – Nîmes, France
05/06/2003 – 08/31/2003
2002
Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture
Tate Liverpool – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
12/20/2002 – 03/23/2002
Les Jeux dans l’art du 20e siècle
Espace Bellevue – Biarritz, France
06/22/2002 – 10/03/2002
Oeil pour Oeil : figures de l’art contemporain dans les collections privées de Lyon
Le Rectangle – Centre d’art de la Ville de Lyon – Lyon, France
04/26/2002 – 08/04/2002
Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968
Royal Academy of Arts – London, United Kingdom
01/26/2002 – 04/19/2002
2001
Portraits photographiques d’artistes
Salle Rossini – Paris, France
10/04/2001 – 10/06/2001
Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001
1999
The Museum as Muse : Artists Reflect
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
03/14/1999 – 06/01/1999
1997
Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1997
Made in France 1947-1997, 50 ans de création en France
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
01/30/1997 – 09/29/1997
1986
1960 Les Nouveaux Réalistes
Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris – Paris, France
05/15/1986 – 09/07/1986
1977
Documenta 6
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Neue Galerie, Karlsaue – Kassel, Germany
06/26/1977 – 10/02/1977
1976
37° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1976
1972
36° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1972
Documenta 5 – Befragung der Realität-Bildwelten heute
Museum Fridericianum, Neue Galerie – Kassel, Germany
06/30/1972 – 10/08/1972
1968
Documenta 4
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Karlsaue, Galerie an der Schönen Aussicht – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1968 – 10/06/1968
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2000
Collection Lambert en Avignon – Beaux-Arts Collection
Paris, France
06/2000
ISBN : 2842783492
Exhibition catalogues
2001
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Early Works 1958-1969
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
2001
ISBN : 3822858811
Monographies
2000
Christo
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Baal Teshuva Jacob
2000
ISBN : 3822859567
1990
Christo
Publisher: Editions Albin Michel – Paris, France
Author: Vaizey Marina
1990
ISBN : 2226039988
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