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Christo, 1935-2020

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1935 June 13 - 2020 May 31

Nationality

Bulgarian (born), American (based)

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Art of the Fold: Accordion Publications / Andre C ; Christo ; Close C ; Douglas H ; Stokes A ; Finlay IH ; Hincks G ; Fulton H ; Godard K ; Williams E ; Gomez-Pena G ; Chagoya E ; Rice F ; Heft C ; Indiana G ; Lavater W ; LeWitt S ; Ligorano N ; Reese M ; Maciunas G ; Morrison L ; Ruscha E ; Marclay C ; Spector B ; Wirth K., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-53098-74245
Scope and Contents

This exhibition explores how the accordion fold has been used in the West within a variety of different printed matter contexts with a special emphasis on publications produced by artists from the 1960s onwards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Homage A Pavlov / Bory, Jean-Francois; Tinguely J; Arman; Cesar; Christo; Duchamp M; Ben; Boltanski C; Segal G; Spoerri D; Malevich K., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-21273-21683
Scope and Contents

Each line of J. Bory's poem refers to an artist by name and makes reference to a major attribute or aspect of his art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Pop Impressions: Europe/USA / Arman ; Baj E ; Blake P ; Brehmer KP ; Christo ; Dine J ; Equipo Cronica ; Fahlstrom O ; Hamilton R ; Indiana R ; Johns J ; Laing G ; Lichtenstein R ; Oldenburg C ; Paolozzi E ; Rauschenberg R ; Rotella M ; Roth D ; Ruscha E ; Segal G ; Self C ; Smith R ; Spoerri D ; Tilson J ; Vostell W ; Warhol A., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-32219-33774
Scope and Contents This exhibition, curated by Wendy Weitman, consists of prints and multiples from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Weitman contributes an essay. "Printmaking in the Pop Era: The Medium amd the Message." The catalogue is divided into the following sections: Proto-Pop; Mass Media; Consumer Culture; Politics; Erotica. It contains a chronology from the years 1960 to 1970 of Pop Printmaking, Pop Art, and Politics/Popular Culture. There are extensive notes on the artists, art works and publishers as well as a selected bibliography. The relevance of Pop Art is examined by Colin Self who writes, " Pop Art was the first art movement for goodness knows how long to accept and reflect the world in which it lives...In other words, there is a conspicuous absence of 20th century iconogrpahy in 20th century art - until Pop Art. Before POP all ART hid behind being 'ARTY.' Art had reached such a state of insincerity and pretentiousness, POP was a real revelation." Illustrated and contained...
Dates: 1999

Surrounded Islands / Christo., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19905-20293
Scope and Contents

A list of Christo's completed projects are listed, each with a related color scrawl. Surrounded Islands is circled in pink, the color of the fabric used in the project which took place in Biscayne Bay, in close proximity to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Surrounded Islands / Christo., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19905-20293
Scope and Contents

A list of Christo's completed projects are listed, each with a related color scrawl. Surrounded Islands is circled in pink, the color of the fabric used in the project which took place in Biscayne Bay, in close proximity to the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

The Artist's Memory / Jurgen O. Olbrich, editor; Ay-O; J Blaine; C Bohmler; Christo; P Garnier; J Gerz; W Hainke; B Heidsieck; J Holzer; A Kaprow; K Klassen; J Klauke; J Kolar; L Levine; JO Olbrich; Y Ono; T Saito; C Shiomi; D Spoerri; Ben; J Voss; F Walther; L Weiner; R Wilson; C Williams; D Schwarze., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-39842-41806
Scope and Contents

Each artist contributed two cards to this publication that includes two cards silkscreened by Gerz designated as No.859 in his Catalogued Raisonee Volume III. Gerz and Spoerri made similar blank cards with a thin line border. The cards can be arranged in four stacks within the frame for display. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

The Artist's Memory / Jurgen O. Olbrich, editor; Ay-O; J Blaine; C Bohmler; Christo; P Garnier; J Gerz; W Hainke; B Heidsieck; J Holzer; A Kaprow; K Klassen; J Klauke; J Kolar; L Levine; JO Olbrich; Y Ono; T Saito; C Shiomi; D Spoerri; Ben; J Voss; F Walther; L Weiner; R Wilson; C Williams; D Schwarze., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-39842-41806
Scope and Contents

Each artist contributed two cards to this publication that includes two cards silkscreened by Gerz designated as No.859 in his Catalogued Raisonee Volume III. Gerz and Spoerri made similar blank cards with a thin line border. The cards can be arranged in four stacks within the frame for display. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000