Christo

¹ American  

[kris-toh] / ˈkrɪs toʊ /

noun

1. Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935–2020, U.S. sculptor, born in Bulgaria: collaborator with wife, Jeanne-Claude.

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Christo- ² American  

1. a combining form representing Christ in compound words.

   Christophany.

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Christo ¹ British  

/ ˈkrɪstəʊ /

noun

1. full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic

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Christo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating or relating to Christ

   Christology

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Etymology

Origin of Christo-

Christ, -o-

Example Sentences

Gagosian had selected early works by Bulgarian artist Christo to feature at Art Basel Qatar.

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Among the Christo works were "Wrapped Oil Barrels", created between 1958–61 shortly after the artist fled communist Bulgaria for Paris.

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But Vladimir Yavachev, Christo's nephew and now director for the artists' estate following their deaths, said the barrels were not developed with "any connotation to the oil industry or criticism".

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The objects belong to his eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela and Christo Brand, a Robben Island warden during Mandela's incarceration.

From BBC

He said the project, which will open next June after two years of work, was an homage to an earlier work by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

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