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Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo and Jeanne-Claude rebelled against abstraction, creating large-scale works that emphasized the materiality of things, often by wrapping them.

Dates
Christo: 1935–2020; Jeanne-Claude: 1935–2009
Born In
Europe > Eastern Europe > Bulgaria > Africa > North Africa > Morocco
Active In
Europe > Western Europe > France, England, Central Europe > Germany, Southern Europe > Italy
Asia > East Asia > Japan
North America > United States
Period Culture Style
Contemporary
Known For
Installation
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