Jeanne who? Jeanne Claude was the brains behind her husband Christo's artistic genius. Christo is well known for his "wrapping". He takes huge, well known buildings or landmarks and wraps them in a recyclable material. Christo's installation's take years to finance, obtain city permits, construct, display and then disassemble.
What's amazing about both artists is not just their art, but how they make their art. Unlike most artists, they do not accept corporate money or sponsorships to make their hugely expensive outdoor displays. Instead, once they have selected a building or object, Christo begins making color renderings of the exhibition, sells the renderings and with the profit, they actually create the artwork. Their displays never last more than 2 weeks, but they can be over 20 years in the making. HBO did a fascinating documentary on their last exhibition, The Gates in Central Park. It was the dead of winter, and to this day, I was so upset I didn't travel up to Manhattan to see it in 2005. Check out their website: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/index.shtml
Christo's next display is Over the River at the Colorado River in 2013. I fully intend to go see this display during the 2 weeks it is up: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/otr.shtml
Jeanne Claude & Christo were a husband and wife team whose artwork is know throughout the world. It's artwork that you only get to see once in your lifetime and the canvas is always nature. I am in awe of their genius.
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