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Christo

Bulgarian artist (1935-2020)
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Summary

Christo was born on June 13, 1935[1], in Gabrovo[2]. He died on May 31, 2020[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], land artist[7], designer[8], and conceptual artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: New York City[11]
  • Date of birth: 1935[12]
  • Date of death: 2020[13]
  • Father: Vladimir Yavashev[14]
  • Spouse: Jeanne-Claude[15]
  • Child: Cyril[16]
  • Country of citizenship: Bulgaria[17], United States[18]
  • Native language: Bulgarian[19]
  • Occupation: installation artist[20], draftsperson[21], visual artist[22]
  • Field of work: land art[23], visual arts[24]
  • Educated at: National Academy of Arts[25]
  • Student: Keith Haring[26]
  • Notable work: The Gates[27]
  • Award received: Theodor Heuss Award[28], Great Immigrants Award[29]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[30], KWY[31], Christo and Jeanne-Claude[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Movement: land art[34]
  • Commons category: Christo[35]
  • Archives at: Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum[36]
  • Pseudonym: Christo[37], Кристо[38]
  • Official website: https://christojeanneclaude.net/[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Christo[40]
  • Relative: Ananie Yavashov[41]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[42]
  • Floruit: January 1, 2014[43]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Christo include place du Pont Neuf - He et Jeanne-Claude[44], a square[45], in France[46].

Why It Matters

Christo has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for him include place du Pont Neuf - He et Jeanne-Claude[44], a square[45], in France[46].

FAQs

Where was Christo born?

Christo was born in Gabrovo[2].

Where did Christo die?

Christo passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Christo's parents?

Christo's father was Vladimir Yavashev[14].

Who was Christo married to?

Christo's spouses include Jeanne-Claude[15].

What did Christo do for work?

Christo worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], land artist[7], designer[8], and conceptual artist[9].

Where did Christo go to school?

Christo was educated at National Academy of Arts[25].

What awards did Christo receive?

Honors received include Theodor Heuss Award[28] and Great Immigrants Award[29].

Related Entities

Bulgaria Israel Museum Keith Haring Kröller-Müller Museum KWY Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Neue Nationalgalerie New York City Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium San Francisco Museum of Modern Art UbuWeb United States visual arts Whitney Museum of American Art ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved . christojeanneclaude.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . infobae. infobae.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . theodor-heuss-stiftung.de. Retrieved . theodor-heuss-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . carnegie.org. carnegie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . lespressesdureel.com. Retrieved . lespressesdureel.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [12] ↑ . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved . fanpage.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [13] ↑ . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved . collection.nationalmuseum.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved . lavozdegalicia.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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