Christo - The Floating Piers

Photo: Wolfgang Volz

“In over fifty years of activity, Jeanne-Claude and I have realized only 22 of the 59 works that we conceived, owing to the difficulty of obtaining permits. While we have lost interest in some of the unfinished projects, there are others we still care deeply about: The Floating Piers is one of these.” More than six years have passed since his wife’s death, but Christo, whose full name is Christo Vladimirov Yavachev, speaks as if she were still at his side. At the end of 2009, Jeanne-Claude was carried off suddenly by a brain aneurysm, interrupting a long human and professional partnership. But Christo has not given up and has continued to fight to realize the works they conceived together. The last of which will be unveiled on June 18 at Lake Iseo. The Floating Piers is a system of walkways that will embrace the island of San Paolo and part of that of Montisola, uniting them to the mainland (the route begins from the town of Sulzano). A path running just above the surface of the water for more than three kilometers that will be open to the public day and night for three weeks and temporarily change the lake’s appearance. Continue reading on Klat

Ora impacchetto un fiume. Per amore

Per il grande artista Christo la moglie Jeanne-Claude non è mai morta. E per tenerla in vita vuole avvolgere 10 chilometri dell’Arkansas River con giganteschi teli d’argento.

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“Tutti gli artisti vorrebbero che le loro opere facessero discutere. Ma i nostri lavori sono gli unici capaci di farlo ancora prima di essere creati”. La natura dei progetti di Christo e Jean Claude, e le polemiche che suscitano regolarmente, rendono lunghissimi i processi di realizzazione delle opere che li hanno resi famosi.