Christo
Also Known As: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Gabrovo, Bulgaria
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Deathday: May 31, 2020
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Christo & Jeanne Claude - L’art de cacher, l’art de dévoiler
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-15
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The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-09-10
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-09
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From Chris to Christo
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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The Gates
Overview: A documentary on New York City’s biggest public art project ever, an installation called “The Gates” by Christo and Jeanne Claude.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-26
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Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Christo: Works in Progress
Overview: “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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Christo: Wrapped Coast
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-31
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Christo's Valley Curtain
Overview: Oscar nominated documentary about the largest man-made curtain in the world as "sculpture".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-10
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Umbrellas
Overview: A documentary about artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude's 1991 grand-scale environmental art project in Japan and California.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-18
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Islands
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-16
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Wrapped Trees
Overview: The Hissen Brothers document Christo and Jean-Claude's project "Wrapped Trees" in Switzerland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Christo in Paris
Overview: Documentary about conceptual artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude's attempt to "wrap" the Pont-Neuf in Paris.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-31
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Running Fence
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-01
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On the Way to Over the River
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-13
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Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
Overview: "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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2017-03-19
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"Topless Cellist" Charlotte Moorman
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-03
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Walking on Water
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-19
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Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-31
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Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-01
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Der Reichstag
Overview: 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.
Genres: History Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2017-12-19
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Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-25
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Operation Wrap Up: Christo In Australia
Overview: In 1968, Christo was invited to Australia by art patron John Kaldor to create the world's largest sculpture, Wrapped Coast. The ABC profiled the work's installation as it sparked debate, wonder, and general befuddlement.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-04-09
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