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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

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Page 1: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff

1935-Present

Page 2: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Valley Curtain12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings at Rifle Gap, 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Rifle

Page 3: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings
Page 4: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings
Page 5: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.

Page 6: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.

Page 7: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.

Page 8: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Running Fence200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.

Page 9: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Walkways12,540 square meters (135,000 square feet) of saffron-colored nylon fabric covering 4.4 kilometers (2.7 miles) of formal garden walkways and jogging paths.

Page 10: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Walkways

Page 11: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings
Page 12: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Pont Neuf Wrapped40,876 square meters (454,178 square feet) of woven polyamide fabric, silky in appearance and golden sandstone in color

Page 13: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Pont Neuf Wrapped

Page 14: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Iron Curtain4.3 x 3.8 x 1.7 meters (14 x 12.5 x 5.6 feet)240 oil barrels

Page 15: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Wall26 meters (85 feet) tall and 68 meters (223 feet) wide with a depth of 7.23 meters (24 feet)

Page 16: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Wall13,000 Oil Barrels26 meters (85 feet) tall and 68 meters (223 feet) wide with a depth of 7.23 meters (24 feet)

Page 17: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida Drawing 1982 In two parts:38 X 244 cm and 106,6 X 244 cm(15" X 96" and 42" X 96")Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paintaerial photograph and fabric sample.

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Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida 6,500,000 square feet of woven polypropylene fabric

Page 19: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Surrounded Islands, Project forBiscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida

Page 20: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USACollage 1987. In two parts: 30,5 X 77,5 cm, and 66,7 X 77,5 cm (12 x 30-1/2" X 26-1/4 x 30-1/2")Pencil, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, pastel and map.

Page 21: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA1,340 blue umbrellas in Ibaraki, JapanEach umbrella: height: 6 meters (19 ft 8 in), diameter: 8.66 meters (28 ft 6 in). Valley size in Japan: Length: 19 kilometers (12 miles). Width: 4 kilometers (2. 5 miles)

Page 22: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA

Page 23: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA

Page 24: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA

Page 25: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA1,760 yellow umbrellas in California. Each umbrella: height: 6 meters (19 ft 8 in), diameter: 8.66 meters (28 ft 6 in). Valley size in USA: Length: 29 kilometers (18 miles). Width: 4 kilometers ( 2. 5 miles)

Page 26: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA

Page 27: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA

Page 28: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Reichstag100,000 square meters (1,076,000 square feet) of thick woven polypropylene fabric with an aluminum surface and 15,600 meters (51,181 feet) of blue polypropylene rope, diameter 3.2 cm. (1.25?)

Page 29: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Reichstag

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Wrapped TreesCollage 1998: 43,2cm X 55,9 cm (17" X 22")Pencil, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz,wax crayon, topographic map, fabric sample and tape.

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Wrapped Trees

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Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.

Page 33: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.

Page 34: Christo Vladimirov Javacheff 1935-Present. Valley Curtain 12,780 square meters (142,000 square feet) of woven nylon fabric orange Curtain to its moorings

Wrapped Trees178 trees were wrapped with 55,000 square meters (592,034 square feet) of woven polyester fabric and 23.1 kilometers (14.35 miles) of rope.

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The Gates