CHRISTO & JEANNE-CLAUDE

presented by Tim Heng

CHRISTO VLADIMIROV JAVACHEFF

• American, Bulgarian-born

• June 13 1935

• Bulgarian industrialist family

JEANNE-CLAUDE MARIE DENAT

• American, French-born

• June 13 1935

• French military family

• Educated in France and Switzerland

• Died November 18th 2009, New York City

WHY CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE?

• Married couple

• Born on the same date

• Art as beauty

• Their relationship and their passion for art

WHAT EXACTLY IS COMMUNITY ARTS?

Community Arts is a way of describing creative activities that bring people together in their communities and that give people the opportunity to gain new skills and new opportunities.

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- Valley and Vale Community Arts

THE UMBRELLAS

• Japan-USA, 1984-1991.

• Total work force of 500.

• Students, agricultural workers and friends (960 in USA and 920 in Japan) joined the work force on October 4.

“The Umbrellas, free standing dynamic modules, reflected the availability of the land in each valley, creating an invitational inner space, as houses without walls, or temporary settlements and related to the ephemeral character of the work of art.”

-Christo and Jeanne-Claude

THE GATES

• Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005.

• 8 teams. 600 workers.

• Completed on February 12, 2005 with 7,503 gates.

The path represents life as a journey and the gates represent

checkpoints of that journey.

WRAPPED WALK WAYS

• Jacob Loose Park, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977-1978.

• 84 people including construction workers, professional seamstresses and students.

• Covered 2.7 miles of formal garden walkways and jogging paths.

REFERENCES

• Christo and Jeanne-Claude. (n.d.). Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Retrieved October 9, 2011, from http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/index.shtml

• Christo and Jeanne-Claude Discuss "The Gates". (2004, December 16). Art Business News, 31, 12-14.

• Lontheroad. “The Gates of Central Park- Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Photos by Mitch.” 20 January 2010. YouTube. 8 October 2011.

• "Valley and Vale Community Arts." Valley and Vale Community Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.valleyandvalecommunityarts.co.uk/>.

• Volz, G. (Photographer). (1991). The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91 [Photograph], Retrieved October 8, 2011, from: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/major_umbrellas.shtml

• Volz, G. (Photographer). (2004). The Gates [Photograph], Retrieved October 8, 2011, from: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/major_gates.shtml

• Volz, G. (Photographer). (1978). Wrapped Walk Ways [Photograph], Retrieved October 8, 2011, from: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/major_walkways.shtml