"Therefore we have to go over the fact……" — Christo
"Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. It is our work to convince them that they will enjoy it, and even if they don't, to allow us just for 14 days to create that work of art."
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34 Quotes by Christo
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I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West.
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All our projects are like fabulous expeditions. The story of each project is unique. Our projects have no precedent.
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In 1964, when we first arrived in New York City, I remember vividly seeing the skyline of Manhattan, and our…
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Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things.
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If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music.
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And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple,…
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And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.
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Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards.
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But the drawings are not created only to be sold.
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Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the Cold War she has started…
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New York is our home.
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Our work is a scream of freedom.
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
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