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And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.

~Christo

Topics: Central Central Park City Most New New York New York City Park Place Unusual York

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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 for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever.

~Christo

Topics: Because Believe Could Definitely Dinosaurs Even Exists Five Forever Four Maintained Nothing Remain Stay Thousand Thousand Years Well Years

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It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.

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Topics: Collaboration Only Partnership Person Really Work Years

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It appears to be monumental only because it's art.

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Topics: Appears Art Because Monumental Only

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The work of art is a scream of freedom.

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Topics: Art Freedom Scream Work

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

~Christo

Topics: Each Fabulous Like Our Precedent Project Projects Story Unique

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People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger things: they build giant airports, highways for thousands of miles, much, much bigger than what we create.

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Topics: Airport Art Because Beings Bigger Build Create Giant Highways Human Human Beings Miles Monumental Much Our People Than Things Think Thousands Work

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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, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back.

~Christo

Topics: Back Beaches Before Brought Condition Did Exception Fabric Garbage Had Islands Never Off Original Other Our Place Remove Restore Surrounded Those Tons Where Workers

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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 Europe and the world.

~Christo

Topics: Cold Cold War Economic End Europe Germany Giant Her Midget Muscle Political Presence She Started Throughout War World

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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.

~Christo

Topics: Afraid Allow Art Beings Convince Create Days Enjoy Even Fact Go Human Human Beings Just New Our Over Them Therefore Us Will Work

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Artist

Born: June 13th, 1935

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