Well-known action artist Christo died: he had one last wish

The well-known action artist Christo died in New York. Among other things, he caused a sensation by covering the Reichstag.

• The action artist Christo is dead. 
• He hid numerous well-known buildings in art actions .
• He also turned the Reichstag into an art object.

Update, May 31, 22:59: Christ died in his New York apartment of a natural death , as its employees informed rushed. Bulgarian-born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff became world famous with the veiling of the Berlin Reichstag in 1995 and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. 

" Christ lived his life to the fullest, not only thought the unthinkable, but realized" it said in a statement his office it was. Christos desire was, his current project - the concealment of Paris Arc de Triomphe - to complete, it said The project actually planned for this year was postponed to September 2021 due to the corona pandemic .

Well-known action artist died - he drew attention to himself with a special action at the Reichstag 

First registration, May 31, 10:13 p.m .:

New York - He hid many famous buildings, including once before the Reichstag: Well, the artist Christo at the age of 84 years died . 

Christo dead - He drew attention to himself with a special campaign at the Reichstag

The death of the action artist was confirmed on Twitter . The report said that Christo passed away in his New York City home on Sunday (May 31) . 

Christo passed away today, on May 31, 2020, at his home in New York City. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have always made clear that their artworks in progress be continued after their deaths. L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped (Project for Paris) is still on track for Sept. 18 – Oct. 3, 2021. pic.twitter.com/xHPURw60w2

The famous artist would have been 85 on June 13th. His wife Jeanne-Claude, with whom he carried out art activities, died in 2009. 

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