All Christo Quotes
- I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West. Bulgaria
- All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent. All
- In 1964, when we first arrived in New York City, I remember vividly seeing the skyline of Manhattan, and our first proposal of 1964 was… Arrived
- Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things. Art
- If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music. Chamber
- And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple, vague idea, and through the… Clarified
- And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park. Central
- Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards. Books
- But the drawings are not created only to be sold. Created
- Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the Cold War she has started to muscle her presence throughout… Cold
- New York is our home. Home
- Our work is a scream of freedom. Freedom
- That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain… Believe
- The freedom of every artist is essential. Artist
- The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park. Leisure
- The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric,… All
- To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone. Absolute
- We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at… All
- We wish to work in total freedom. Freedom
- You see, we are not machines and we do not have lots of ideas in a drawer. Drawer
- We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done… Able
- The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young because it is difficult for one artist to get established… All
- Every artist in the world likes his or her work to make people think. Artist
- And for me, the real world involves everything: risk, danger, beauty, energy, all we meet with in the real world. All
- But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our… Happened