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Christo (other)
Christo is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Christo (1935–2020), Bulgarian environmental artist * Christo Albertyn Smith (1898-1956), South African botanist * Christo Bilukidi (born 1989), Angolan-Canadian NFL defensive end * Christo Botma (born 1991), South African-born Danish cricketer * Christo Cave (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago chess player * Christo Christov (1926–2007) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter * Christo Coetzee (1929–2000), South African assemblage and Neo-Baroque artist * Christo du Plessis (born 1989), South African rugby union player * Christo Hall (born 1978) Australian entrepreneur, surfer and author * Christo Hand (1924-2006), Irish Gaelic footballer * Christo Joubert, South African rugby league player * Christo Louw, South African rugby league player * Christo Niewoudt, South African cricketer * Christo Pimpirev, Bulgarian scientist and explorer * Christo Proykov (born 1946), Bulgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific art, site-specific environmental art, environmental art installations, installations, often large landmarks and landscape elements wrapped in fabric, including the ''Wrapped Reichstag'', ''The Pont Neuf Wrapped'', ''Running Fence'' in California, and ''The Gates'' in New York City's Central Park. Born in Bulgaria and Morocco, respectively, the pair met and married in Paris in the late 1950s. Originally working under Christo's name, they later credited their installations to both "Christo and Jeanne-Claude". Until his own death in 2020, Christo continued to plan and execute projects after Jeanne-Claude's death in 2009. Their work was typically large, visually impressive, and controversial, often taking years and sometimes decades of careful preparation – including technical solutions, politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
