Wrapped Lantern, 1964 Red metal lantern, wrapped in plastic, staples, and twine 15 ½ x 7 ¼ x 5 ⅞ in. (39.4 x 18.4 x 14.9 cm) Signed and dated twice: 64 Christo
Christo (b. 1935)
1935
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff is born on June 13 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
1953-56
Studies at the Fine Arts Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
1956-57
Travels to Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1957
Studies at the Fine Arts Academy, Vienna, Austria.
1958
Arrives in Paris. Produces his first packages and wrapped objects. When commissioned to paint a portrait of her mother, he meets Jean-Claude, his wife and partner.
1960
Their son Cyril is born on May 11.
1961
Christo and Jean-Claude execute Stacked Oil Barrels and Dockside Packages, Cologne Harbor, 1961, their first collaboration. His first solo exhibition is held at the Galerie Haro Laukus, Cologne, Germany.
1964
Moves to New York with Jean-Claude and their son.
1968
The scale of his projects increases dramatically. Begins wrapping entire buildings and environmental features. Participates in the fourth Documenta in Kassel.
1969
Wraps the coast of Little Bay, Sydney, Australia. When completed, it is the largest single artwork ever produced up until this point.
1970
Begins working on environmental art, executing works such as Valley Curtain: Grand Hogback, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72.
1972
Begins working with Wolfgang Volz.
1973
Becomes a U.S. Citizen.
1978
Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz draws an episode of Peanuts in which Snoopy’s doghouse is wrapped by Christo.
1979
A major exhibition of his work is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
1981
The Museum Ludwig, Cologne organizes an exhibition of his work.
1984
Jean-Claude becomes a U.S. citizen.
1990
A major exhibition is held at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan.
1990s
Begins using the name “Christo and Jean-Claude” to signify the collaborative nature of their work.
1994
Jean-Claude publicly acknowledges her role in their collaboration.
1995
Wraps the Reichstag.
2004
Their work is exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
2005
The Gates opens in Central Park, New York.
2009
Jean-Claude dies of complications following a brain aneurism.
Selected Exhibitions
2007
Montrasio Arte, Milano, Italy Galleria Tega, Pietrasanta, Italy Guy Pieters, Saint-Paul de Vance, France
2006
Museo d'Arte Moderna, Lugano, Switzerland Guy Pieters, Knokke, Belgium Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, USA
2005
The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005 Annely Juda Fine Art, London, England Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
2004
National Academy of Design, New York, NY, USA Galleria d'Arte Tega, Milano, Italy Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, Colorado, USA Pasquart Art Center, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
2003
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands Guy Pieters Galerie, De Latemse, Belgium Galleria Morine, Milano, Italy
2002
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA Galleria Morine, Milano, Italy Fundació "La Caixa", Centre Cultural Torre Vella, Salou, Spain
1999
The Wall, 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer, Oberhausen, Germany
1998
Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen-Basel, Switzerland 1997-98
1995
Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95 Wrapped Floors and Stairways, and Covered Windows, Museum Wurth, Kunzelsau
1992
Over the River, Project for Western USA, in progress The Shiga Museum of Modern Art Shiga, Japan Gallery Hyundai and Gallery Seomi Seoul, Korea
1991
Cunningham Art Museum Bakersfield, CA, USA The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91
1990
De Saisset Museum Santa Clara, CA, USA
1988
The Seibu Museum of Art Tokyo, Japan
1986
Bass Museum Miami Beach, FL, USA
1985
The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-85
1980
The Gates, project for Central Park, New York City, in progress Newport Harbor Museum Newport Beach, CA, USA
1979
The Mastaba of Abu Dhabi, project for the United Arab Emirates, in progress
1978
Wrapped walkways, Loose Park, Kansas City, MO
1975
The Art Museum Princeton University, NJ, USA
1974
The Wall, wrapped Roman Wall, Via V. Veneto and Villa Borghese, Rome
1972
Wrapped Reichstag, project for Berlin, in progress
1971
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX, USA
1969
Packed Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
1968
'Packed Fountain' and 'Packed Medieval Tower', Spoleto Two Tons of Stacked Hay, Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY, USA
1966
Air Package and Wrapped Tree, Stedelijk von Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
1962
Iron Curtain-Wall of Oil Barrels, blocking the Rue Visconti, Paris Wrapping a Girl, London
1961
Project for the Packaging of a Public Building Galerie Haro Lauhus Cologne, West Germany
