Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known as Christo, passed away of natural causes on May 31, 2020, at his home in New York City. He was 84. Christo’s death was announced by his office on F…
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Some of their best known work included Wrapped Coast, Little Bay in Sydney, Australia , Valley Curtain in Colorado , Running Fence in California , Surrounded Islands in Miami , The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris , The Umbrellas in Japan and California , Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin , At the time of his death, Christo was actively working on his next project, the wrapping of Paris’ L’Arc de Triomphe. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project, originally scheduled for the fall 2020, had been recently postponed by a year.“Christo and Jeanne-Claude have always made clear that their artworks in progress be continued after their deaths.
“I’m frightened, I don’t like to go to the hospital, I don’t like to go anywhere, because this invisible enemy can come anytime. I’m prisoner of Howard Street, put it that way,” Christo said, adding that he enjoyed spending time on the roof of the building, looking at New York City, the city he loved.Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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