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Christo

full name Christo Jaracheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic
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Christo

(1935–)
Born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff in Bulgaria and married to Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009), who together created environmental works of art. Their work included wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin, and the Pont-Neuf Bridge in Paris, the 24-mile Running Fences in Marin County, CA, and The Gates (illus.), in New York’s Central Park.
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'Thirty-five years after Jeanne-Claude and I wrapped the Pont-Neuf, I can't wait to work again in Paris on the Arc de Triomphe,' 83-year-old Christo said.
Julia Sillaman, 26, claims to have improved her acne after Christo recommended she start massaging urine onto her face.
It partially opened last month for a series of evening events, and Christo said the feedback on their new home has been "very positive" so far.
Huda Alkhamis-Kanoo, Founder of ADMAFsaid, "Each year, the exceptional quality and diversity of responses to the Christo and Jeanne-Claude award exemplify the innovative and pioneering spirit of visual artists in the United Arab Emirates.
At the event, Al Khamis-Kanoo said; "Since ADMAF's first collaboration with Christo in 2012 it has been clear that our missions and visions align.
Camnitzer has floated madcap ideas on Change.org previously, but his Running Fence proposal has received significantly more attention in the press--hardly surprising, given its current salience and the relative celebrity of Christo and his partner, Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009).
Making the seemingly impossible, possible, needs visionaries like Christo, the "wrapping" artist, and technical specialists like Setex-Textil GmbH.
Christo and Theo were attending the trial in Pretoria when they met the person who was to become their surrogate after a group of neighbours got together to discuss the proceedings, Sky said.
Local officials said Christo's creation attracted a daily average of 72,000 people and a total of 1.2 million visitors over the 16 days it was open.
Christo, associate professor of anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Christo Wiese will add the high street giant to his empire after a near PS800million deal.
Christo Cocaine, 90Worcester - Christo Cocaine, 90, of Worcester passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 7th at UMass Memorial Hospital.
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