Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects 1963-2014” is the two artists’ first major retrospective in Bulgaria. It is organized with the exclusive support of Christo.
The exhibition comprises 130 original numbered editions of prints and objects by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and photographs by Wolfgang Volz of their works dating from 1963 through 2014. Christo himself has compiled the collection to present the two artists’ oeuvre around the world. It traces in exhaustive detail, both chronologically and thematically, Christo’s progress as an artist on his own and his collaboration with Jeanne-Claude, which led to some of the most remarkable projects in contemporary art: Wrapped Reichstag, The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Running Fence, The Gates, The Umbrellas, Surrounded Islands, Over The River, The Mastaba, etc. The exhibition includes a number of projects that were never realized but form an important part of the two artists’ creative thinking.
As it is known, Christo and Jeanne-Claude do not accept sponsorship for their projects, which they fund entirely through the sale of preparatory drawings, most often available in various graphic techniques. Moreover, the large-scale projects are temporary and are recorded only in preliminary sketches and photographs. That is why the works that will be on view at the Sofia City Art Gallery form an important part of their work.
Christo, who is turning 80 this year, personally designed the arrangement of the works in the halls of the Sofia City Art Gallery and provided most of the financing needed to organize the exhibition. In addition, it is taking place with support from Sofia Municipality, under the patronage Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia.
With support from the America for Bulgaria Foundation
Partners: Goethe-Institute Bulgaria, Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio, IDEA comm, METROREKLAMA, BILBORD, UNION OF THE ARTISTS IN BULGARIA

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Christo: American, Bulgarian-born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, June 13, 1935, Gabrovo, of a Bulgarian industrialist family. 1953-56 Studies at the National Academy of Art, Sofia. 1958 Arrives in Paris, where he meets Jeanne-Claude. 1964 The two take permanent residence in New York City.

Jeanne-Claude: American, French-born Jeanne-Claude Marie Denat, June 13, 1935, Casablanca, of a French military family. Educated in France and Switzerland. Died November 18, 2009, New York City.

Major projects: Wall of Oil Barrels – The Iron Curtain, Rue Visconti, Paris, 1961-62; Air Package, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1966; Wrapped Fountain and Wrapped Medieval Tower, Spoleto, Italy, 1968; 5,600 Cubicmeter Package, documenta IV, Kassel, 1967-68; Wrapped Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1968-69; Wrapped Floor and Stairway, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1969; Wrapped Coast, One Million Square Feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia, 1968-69; Wrapped Monuments, Milan, Italy, 1970; Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72; Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76; Wrapped Walk Ways, Jacob Loose Park, Kansas City, Missouri, 1977-78; Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83; The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-85; The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91; Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95; Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98; The Wall – 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99; The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005; Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13. Works in progress: The Floating Piers, Project for Lake Iseo, Italy (2016), The Mastaba, Project for United Arab Emirates (since 1977) and Over The River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of Colorado (since 1992).

Филмова програма / Film Program

15 септември - 22 ноември / 15 September – 22 November

▌ „Граница на мечтите“, режисьор Георги Балабанов, продукция на френския ТВ канал ARTE, 1996, 72 мин. (на български език / in Bulgarian language)

Всеки вторник от 14.00 / Every Tuesday from 2 pm

▌ Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Umbrellas, 1995. Henry Corra, Grahame Weinbren and Albert Maysles, 81 min. (на английски език / in English language)

Всеки вторник от 17.00 ч. / Every Tuesday from 5 pm

▌ Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Umbrellas, 1995. Henry Corra, Grahame

Weinbren and Albert Maysles, 81 min. (на английски език / in English language)

Всеки сряда от 14.00 / Every Wednesday from 2 pm

▌ Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates. A film by Antonio Ferrera. Albert and David Maysles, and Matthew Prinzing, Maysles Films, 2007, 98 min. (на английски език / in English language)

Всеки сряда от 17.00 ч. / Every Wednesday from 5 pm

▌ Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Christo’s Valley Curtain, 1974. David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Ellen Hovde, 28 min. Running Fence, 1978. David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin and Albert Maysles, 58 min. (на английски език / in English language)

Всеки четвъртък от 14.00 / Every Thursday from 2 pm

▌ Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Islands, 1986. Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin and David Maysles, 57 min. Christo in Paris, 1990. Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Deborah Zwerin and Susan Froemke, 58 min. (на английски език / in English language)

Всеки четвъртък от 17.00 ч. / Every Thursday from 5 pm

▌ „Christo от България”, филм на Евгения Атанасова-Тенева, 2015 (на български език / in Bulgarian language)

Всеки петък от 14.00 / Every Friday from 2 pm

▌ „Christo на 75“, един филм на Тома Томов, 2010, 52 мин. (на български език / in Bulgarian language)

Всеки петък от 17.00 ч. / Every Friday from 5 pm

Всяка събота от 14.00 / Every Saturday from 2 pm

▌ “Граница на мечтите“, режисьор Георги Балабанов, продукция на френския ТВ канал ARTE, 1996, 72 мин. (на български език / in Bulgarian language)

Всяка събота от 17.00 ч. / Every Saturday from 5 pm

Всяка неделя от 14.00 / Every Sunday from 2 pm

Всяка неделя от 16.00 ч. / Every Sunday from 4 pm

Лекционна програма / Lecture Program:

▌ Матиас Коденберг. Кристо преди Кристо: в търсене на българските

корени на художника (в рамките на „Градски разговори”, проект на Гьоте-институт България)

Matthias Koddenberg. Christo Before Christo: In Search of the

Artist’s Bulgarian Roots (in the frames of City Talks, a project of the Goethe-Institut Bulgarien)

▌ Лъчезар Бояджиев. Кристо и Жан-Клод – следва продължение...

Luchezar Boyadjiev. Christo and Jeanne-Claude – To Be Continued…

Датите на сайта на СГХГ / For the dates check http://sghg.bg

Wall of Oil Barrels - The Iron Curtain, Rue Visconti, Paris Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1961 -1962	Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1972-76	Show Window Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 2013	Double Show Window Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1972	Lower Manhattan Packed Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1973
Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1970 - 1972	The Mastaba Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1977	Wrapped Staircase, Paris Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 2002	Pink Store Front, Project Christo and Jeanne-Claude , 1980