Christo and Jeanne-Claude. 40th Anniversary Edition

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude began their collaboration in 1961 and lived in New York City since 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009; Christo died in 2020. Their large-scale projects include Wrapped Coast Australia 196869; Valley Curtain Rifle Colorado 197072; Running Fence Sonoma and Marin Counties California 197276; Surrounded Islands Biscayne Bay Florida 198083; The Pont Neuf Wrapped Paris 197585; The Umbrellas JapanUSA 198491; Wrapped Reichstag Berlin 197195; Wrapped Trees Riehen Switzerland 199798; The Gates Central Park New York City 19792005; The Floating Piers Lake Iseo Italy 201416 The London Mastaba Serpentine Lake Hyde Park 201618 and L'Arc de Triomphe Wrapped Paris 19612021. Wolfgang Volz has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the exclusive photographer of their works since 1971. He was also project director (with Roland Specker) for Wrapped Reichstag Berlin 197195 and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees Riehen Switzerland 199798 and was in charge of The Wall 13000 Oil Barrels Gasometer Oberhausen Germany 199899 and Big Air Package Gasometer Oberhausen Germany 201013. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.