The artist
The artists Christo & Jeanne-Claude have worked in collaboration since 1961, and lived in New York City since 1964. Their large-scale projects include Wrapped Coast, Australia, 1968–69; Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970–72; Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972–76; Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Florida, 1980–83; The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975–85; The Umbrellas, Japan–USA, 1984–91; Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971–95; Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997–98; and The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 1979-2005. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009.
The photographer
Wolfgang Volz has worked with Christo and Jeanne-Claude as the exclusive photographer of their works since 1971. He was also project director (with Roland Specker) for Wrapped Reichstag and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees, and was in charge of The Wall - 13,000 Oil Barrels, 1999. His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.
The contributing authors
Matthias Koddenberg studied art history at the universities of Münster and Zurich. He has been a close friend of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s for many years. His publications include texts on modern and contemporary art. He is the author of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Early Works 1958-64, published in 2009. He has also contributed to several other publications on Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work.
Jonathan William Henery is the son of Jeanne-Claude’s sister, Joyce May Henery. In 1993, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. He is a musician and has been Jeanne Claude’s full-time assistant 1996-2009 and continues to manage Christo’s office today. Jonathan has collaborated on numerous publications about their work.
