The artists : Christo and Jeanne-Claude began their collaboration in 1961, and lived in New York City since 1964. Jeanne-Claude died in 2009 ; Christo died in 2020. 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 ihnbrellas, japan—USA, 1984-91 ; Wrapped Reichstag Berlin, 1971-95 ; Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98 ; The Gates, Central Park, New York City, 19792005 ; The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2014-16 ; and The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18.
The photographer : Wolfgang Volz 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, Berlin, 1971-95 and (with Josy Kraft) for Wrapped Trees, Riehen, Switzer-land, 1997-98, and was in charge of The Wall — 13,000 Oil Barrels, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 1998-99 and Big Air Package, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, 2010-13.
His close collaboration has resulted in many books and more than 300 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world.