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Christo

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Chris·to  (krst) Originally Christo Vladimirov Javacheff. Born 1935.
Bulgarian-born American sculptor and experimental artist best known for wrapping objects, especially large-scale items such as whole buildings, in fabric.

Christo [ˈkrɪstəʊ]
n
(Biographies / Christo, Christo Jaracheff (1935 M, US, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artist) full name Christo Jaracheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic


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The land wrapped in white sheeting hovering above nine downtown blocks is not the newest Christo exhibit, joked Joshua Laird, assistant commissioner for planning and natural resources at the New York City Parks Department at a recent event examining the High Line sponsored by the Association for Women in Real Estate.
The New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects honored the environmental artists Christo and Jeann-Claude in November at Central Park's Loeb Boathouse.
The Christo pher Awards honor books that "[affirm] the highest values of the human spirit.
 
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