艺术家简介

克里斯多·克劳德和珍妮·克劳德都出生在1935年6月13日。克里斯托是保加利亚人，早年就开始从事艺术创作，十分贫穷。他由于不满保加利亚扼杀艺术生命的政治环境，一路从捷克斯洛伐克流亡至维也纳，后又辗转前往巴黎。而珍妮·克劳德则出身于法国贵族家庭。他们地位悬殊，却仍然走到了一起，一起进行创作。

从1962年**个户外大型作品“铁幕”开始，克里斯托和珍妮-克劳德创作了一系列大地艺术作品，包括1971-1995年的“包裹德国国会大厦”、1984-1991年在日、美两国的“伞”、1975-1985年在巴黎的“包裹新桥”1980-1983年在迈阿密的“包裹群岛”1972-1976年在加利福尼亚的“飞奔的栅栏”等。这些**颠覆性的项目，使这对夫妇艺术家成为20世纪后半叶**胆、最有创造力的大地艺术家。

克里斯托和珍妮-克劳德的作品不仅实现难度极大，而且造价高昂得离谱。他们将河流覆盖，将国会大厦和海岸包裹起来。他们从不接受赞助或委托，也拒绝为作品阐释任何深刻含义，坚持声称：那只关乎欢乐与美感。克里斯托和珍妮-克劳德夫妇可谓是“最自由”的艺术家。

The photographer

Wolfgang Volz has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the exclusive photographer of their works since 1971. He was also project director (with Roland Specker) for Wrapped Reichstag and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees, and was in charge of The Wall – 13,000 Oil Barrels, 1999 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, 2013. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.

The author

Jonathan William Henery is the son of Jeanne-Claude’s sister, Joyce May Henery. In 1993, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. He is a musician and was Jeanne-Claude’s full-time assistant from 1996 to 2009, and continues to manage Christo’s office today. Jonathan has collaborated on numerous publications about their work.