Christo

Christo

Born: June 13, 1935
Died: May 31, 2020
in Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude's mother. They then fell in love through creating art work together.

Movies for Christo...

Christo & Jeanne Claude - L’art de cacher, l’art de dévoiler
Title: Christo & Jeanne Claude - L’art de cacher, l’art de dévoiler
Character: self
Released: September 15, 2021
Type: Movie
With their spectacular ephemeral works of art, the visual artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude had made prestigious monuments rediscovered under a new light, from the Pont-Neuf to the Reichstag. An enlightening portrait of an artist couple who became stars.
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The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
Title: The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 2021
Type: Movie
The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.
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Walking on Water
Title: Walking on Water
Character: Himself
Released: March 19, 2019
Type: Movie
An uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize, The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
Title: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2018
Type: Movie
In the summer of 2018, on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park, world-renowned artist Christo created his first public work of art in the UK. Inspired by ancient Mesopotamian tombs, the Mastaba is constructed from 7,506 painted oil barrels and weighs six hundred tonnes. It is the latest work in a career spanning half a century and stretching across the world. His work to date have included surrounding 11 islands off the Florida coast with pink polypropylene and wrapping Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris. This programme charts the creation of the Mastaba - from the first barrels being put on the water to its final unveiling - and paints a portrait of Christo as he looks back on a life spent making provocative works of art with his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.
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Der Reichstag
Title: Der Reichstag
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 19, 2017
Type: Movie
Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flourished in the Weimar Republic, perished in the Nazi dictatorship, and was rebuilt after its partial destruction.
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Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
Title: Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
Released: March 19, 2017
Type: Movie
"The Art-collector and the catastrophe" - The untold story of how Sweden lost a world class art collection. Private art collector Theodor "Teto" Ahrenberg obtained art directly by artists like Picasso, Chagall and Matisse. He became friends with the international artists elite. And therefore developed a conflict with the Swedish art establishment. The Director of the Modern museum Pontus Hultén became his nemesis. Revenge to Theodor Ahrenberg would be creating his own art museum of Stockholm. Designed by world-famous architect Le Corbusier.
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Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways
Title: Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Wrapped Walk Ways, in Jacob Loose Memorial Park, Kansas City, Missouri, consisted of the installation of 136,268 square feet (12,540 square meters) of saffron-colored nylon fabric covering 2.7 miles (4.4 kilometers) of formal garden walkways and jogging paths.
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The Gates
Title: The Gates
Character: Self
Released: February 26, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.
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On the Way to Over the River
Title: On the Way to Over the River
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Christo and Jeanne-Claude try to get their project "Over the River" off the ground. Meanwhile, "The Gates" take shape in New York City's Central Park.
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Wrapped Trees
Title: Wrapped Trees
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
The Hissen Brothers document Christo and Jean-Claude's project "Wrapped Trees" in Switzerland.
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Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
Title: Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
Released: June 25, 1997
Type: Movie
Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural surroundings. His gardens and fountains were transformations meant to bring out the beauty their locations had always possessed.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo
Title: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1995
Type: Movie
Beginning with their small wrapped objects of 1958, this portrait examines the continuously bold and ambitious artistic ventures of the enigmatic duo, CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE. Though their large scale environmental projects, such as Running Fence and Wrapped Coast, are often met with distress and concern from the surrounding community, perceptions of the project are likely to shift when it comes time to interact with the grand, finished piece. Neither permanent nor purchasable, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s works exude the essence of freedom and exist only for the sake of existing.
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Title: "Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: Movie
Nam June Paik's first single-channel videotape since 1989 is a heartfelt tribute to his long-time collaborator Charlotte Moorman. This portrait traces Moorman's career as an avant-garde performer, from her classical training to her notorious arrest as the "Topless Cellist" and subsequent talk-show celebrity. Rare documentations of Moorman's performances include Otto Piene's Sky Kiss and Jim McWilliams' Chocolate Cello. Interviews with Moorman's friends, family and collaborators, such as Yoko Ono, Christo and Jeanne Claude, Otto Piene, and Barbara Moore, among others, provide intimate recollections of the inimitable Moorman.
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Title: Goldene Henne
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: TV
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Umbrellas
Title: Umbrellas
Character: Himself
Released: February 18, 1994
Type: Movie
A documentary about artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 1991 grand-scale environmental art project in Japan and California.
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Christo in Paris
Title: Christo in Paris
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1990
Type: Movie
Documentary about conceptual artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude's attempt to "wrap" the Pont-Neuf in Paris.
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Islands
Title: Islands
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1987
Type: Movie
The Maysles' third film about the artists sees them trying to get three projects off the ground: wrapping the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris; wrapping the Reichstag; and surrounding eleven man-made islands in Florida with pink plastic sheets. As the latter is the only one that gets approval, it gets the bulk of this film.
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From Chris to Christo
Title: From Chris to Christo
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
In the fall of 1985, Christo "packed" the Pont Neuf. In the space of a week, enthusiasts, critics and curious people drastically change the perception of this place whose presence has never been felt as much as since it was veiled. And that's what Christo wanted.
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Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World
Title: Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World
Character: himself
Released: December 31, 1978
Type: Movie
The Masters of Modern Sculpture series concludes with a look at post- World War II America, where sculpture became a deeply innovative art form. Using the objects at their disposal and the inspiration surrounding them, artists such as George Rickey, Claes Oldenburg, and Louise Nevelson cast sculptor in a new light. The New World observes the sculptors creatively utilizing wood, metals, and junkyard finds, bringing forth lively and shocking work. America's remote spaces, discarded objects and abundant materials enabled them to add to the concepts of European modernism in daringly unique ways.
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Running Fence
Title: Running Fence
Character: Himself
Released: October 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Second in the series by the Maysles brothers documenting the monuments/sculptures of Christo, whose art projects are landscape-scaled, and more "pop" performance art designed to question how we relate to art in the public sphere, especially when it's as oblique, non-political (at least, that is what he would claim), and neutral as running a fence through a landscape.
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Christo's Valley Curtain
Title: Christo's Valley Curtain
Character: Himself
Released: March 10, 1974
Type: Movie
Oscar nominated documentary about the largest man-made curtain in the world as "sculpture".
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Christo: Works in Progress
Title: Christo: Works in Progress
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
“Christo: Works in Progress” takes us around the world on a showcase of the artist’s grand environmental installations. With both critique and praise from members of the communities that have hosted Christo and his works, the film takes a deep look into the process and outcome of pieces such as Wrapped Coast, Running Fence, and Wrapped Walkways. While discussing his inspirations and motives, Christo states, “The work of art is not the fabric, steel poles and cable, the work of art is the hills and the ocean, the sky, the gates, the rocks, the people, the light- this is the work of art.” (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff) Though his work may appear to be visually distracting from the landscapes he creates in, Christo’s aim is to bring attention to the land itself and encourage people to take note of their surroundings.
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Title: Treffpunkte
Character: Self
Released: May 26, 1970
Type: TV
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Christo: Wrapped Coast
Title: Christo: Wrapped Coast
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
In 1969, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped 2.5 kilometers of coast and cliffs up to 26 metres along the coast of Little Bay, in Southeast Sydney, Australia.
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Title: Bambi Awards
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: TV
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
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Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Title: Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A portrait of the American artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995), based on a personal interpretation of Johnson’s avant-garde strategies, using the telephone and the internet as primary sources for sound and image.