Christo &. Jeanne Claude

Christo and Jeanne-Claude were both born in 1935, Christo as Christo Vladimirov Javacheff in Bulgaria and Jeanne-Claude as Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon in Casablanca to a French military family. They met in Paris in 1958, had a baby boy in 1960, and have been collaborating ever since. Their monumental projects include Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95, The Umbrellas, Japan-U.S.A., 1984-91, and The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City, 1979---to be completed in 2005. Their permanent residence is in New York.