The Christo Interviews

Collected interviews with the artist known for his monumental and site-specific environmental installation, held during his final years of life This volume gathers a series of conversations between Christo (1935-2020) and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, occurring between December 2012 and May 2020. They track the progress of The London Mastaba (2016-18), Christo‘s first major public outdoor work in the UK, which coincided with an exhibition at Serpentine Galleries outlining Christo and Jeanne-Claude‘s 60-year history of working with oil barrels. Illustrated with images of finished works, drawings and documentary photographs from throughout Christo and Jeanne-Claude‘s long and successful career, this hardback reader features previously unpublished material; the final conversation in the book was Christo‘s last ever interview, recorded shortly before his death. Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries, London. He is the creator of The Interview Project, in which he holds lengthy and revealing conversations with artists.