Death of Christo's creative partner Nov 21, 2009
Rapt Jeanne-Claude and Christo ... TO the Sydney arts patron John Kaldor, Jeanne-Claude and Christo put Australia on the map of international art ... Jeanne-Claude and Christo were an outstanding partnership, he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Obituaries in the news Nov 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation "The Gates" and other large scale "wrapping" projects around the globe with her husband Christo, has died ... Christo - the more famous of the duo - was saddened, the family statement said, but remains "committed to honor the promise they made to each other many years ago: that the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude would continue." That includes completing their current installation, "Over The River, Project for... (Anchorage Daily News)
The Gates co-artist Jeanne-Claude dies Nov 20, 2009
Wife of Christo helped create fabric-draped installation in Central Park. Bebeto Matthews / AP fileArtists Christo, left, and his wife Jeanne-Claude discuss their art project "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005" as they walk in New York's Central Park in january 2005 ... Artist Christo has worked on 'The Gates' for 26 years and on Feb. 12, the massive public art installation in New York's Central Park was finally unfurled. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Jeanne-Claude, 75, artist who cocreated ‘The Gates’ in NYC Nov 20, 2009
Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude watched the unfurling of a gate during a ceremony ... NEW YORK - Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation The Gates and other large scale wrapping projects with her husband, Christo, has died ... Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he spoke with Christo yesterday morning and offered condolences on behalf of all New Yorkers. (Boston Globe)
New York Based Singer-Songwriter Joanna Mosca Leaps into the Top Ten on the FMQB Chart with Her Hit Single "Keep on Going" Oct 29, 2009
Prior to the event, she will receive a complimentary glam session by Christo Fifth Avenue. Keep On Going features songs co-written with composers who have penned hits for numerous country artists, including Martina McBride and Rascal Flatts. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SA art breaks records Oct 16, 2009
Another artist in the top ten was Christo Coetzee whose "Still life with fruit, a banjo and birdcage", sold for 64 800 ten times more than the pre-sale low estimate of 6000. A Maud Sumner work sold for 62 400. (iAfrica.com)
Nissan zooms from A to Z Oct 16, 2009
011 886 6010 O/H Andre 082 823 1670 or Sheldon 083 4687768 or Christo 082 333 7076 or Herbert 082 372 5506 AA Test Roadworthy ... 011 886 6010 O/H Andre 082 823 1670 or Sheldon 083 4687768 or Christo 082 333 7076 or Herbert 082 372 5506. (iAfrica.com)
Civoniceva anoints Fui as top prop Oct 14, 2009
Photo: Steve Christo. Civoniceva anoints Fui as top prop. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A Sydney curator takes art to New York Aug 20, 2009
For the city's The Gates in 2005, the artist Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, erected 7500 ''gates'' adorned with saffron curtains along Central Park's footpaths. Baume had been the chief curator at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art since 2003. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A look back at Minuteman Highs summer Aug 16, 2009
In addition, an intensive week-long class in driver s education, provided by Christo s Driving School of Marlborough, which had never before been available during Summer School, drew 30 students ... Minuteman s Summer School forged partnerships with four New England organizations this year: RoboTech Center of Nashua, N.H.; Fidelity House of Arlington, Summer s Edge Day Camp of Lexington, and Christo s Driving School. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Summer school 2009 a big success at Minuteman Aug 10, 2009
In addition, an intensive week-long class in driver s education, provided by Christo s Driving School of Marlborough, which had never before been available during Summer School, drew 30 students ... One notable feature of Minuteman s Summer School program this year that proved very fruitful were the partnerships the school forged with four New England organizations: RoboTech Center of Nashua, N.H.; Fidelity House of Arlington, Summer's Edge Day Camp of Lexington, and Christo s Driving School ...... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
'Herb & Dorothy' looks at longtime art collectors Jul 10, 2009
Sasaki also gets big names to sit for her camera - Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Lucio Pozzi, Christo and Jeanne-Claude - and tell stories about Herb and Dorothy that both capture them as open-minded people and convey why they matter to conceptual and minimalist art. The Vogels have been persons of interest for years in part because they ve amassed a staggeringly large collection (about 4,000 works) without the usual deep pockets or fancy schooling (the tagline for the film is, You don t have to... (Boston Globe)
Just like opera - for cloth ears Apr 15, 2009
Wrapper on the House detail from Christo's Wrapped Sydney Opera House , which is going to auction ... When the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude visited in 1969 to wrap the Little Bay coastline in fabric, Christo hatched another plan for Sydney ... To make the image, Christo tied and stapled a piece of cloth to a poster of the Opera House. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Follow the Art Trail! Apr 7, 2009
Displayed front and center in the video room s flat case, check out the commemorative photo for Agnes Gund (MoMA s retired president) of some of last century s art luminaries: among them are Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Chuck Close, Christo and Jean-Claude, and Elizabeth Enders. The Art Trail began in 1995 as the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail, with seven of the now 15 museums in the group. (Westerly Sun, RI)
