Christo

I do a lot of work that's permanent. The drawings, the sculptures, they're permanent.

— Christo

Some of the projects we've proposed over the years have been refused. But we never do other people's ideas; our ideas come…

— Christo

Every artist in the world likes his or her work to make people think.

— Christo

Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. It is our work…

— Christo

You see, we are not machines and we do not have lots of ideas in a drawer.

— Christo

And for me, the real world involves everything: risk, danger, beauty, energy, all we meet with in the real world.

— Christo

In 1964, Jeanne-Claude and I became illegal aliens. That's when we moved here from Paris. And for three years, we were illegal…

— Christo

People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for…

— Christo

Our work is a scream of freedom.

— Christo

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We…

— Christo

The freedom of every artist is essential.

— Christo

The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park.

— Christo

All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent.

— Christo

Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things.

— Christo

The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young because it is difficult for one artist…

— Christo