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The work of art is a scream of freedom. - Christo

The work of art is a scream of freedom. Christo

Work, Art, Freedom

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

New, Central, Most

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

Precedent, Like, Projects

Every artist in the world likes his or her work to make people think. Christo

World, Think, His

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

Art, Only, Appears

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

Work, Partnership, Person

Our work is a scream of freedom. Christo

Work, Freedom, Scream

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

Other, Surrounded, Exception

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it. Christo

Beauty, Through, Specialty

In 1964, when we first arrived in New York City, I remember vividly seeing the skyline of Manhattan, and our first proposal of 1964 was to wrap two lower Manhattan buildings. We never got permission. Christo

City, Skyline, I Remember

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

Enjoy, Fact, Allow

We wish to work in total freedom. Christo

Wish, Total, Total Freedom

Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards. Christo

Books, Postcards, Royalties

Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle. Christo

Take, How, Some

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision. Christo

Very, Projects, Same Thing

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. Christo

Work, Art, Think

The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park. Christo

Only, Manhattan, Where

Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize it. That's where the drawings are very important, because at least we can show a projection of what we believe it will look like. Christo

New People, Very, About

We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at all by any standards. Christo

Art, Like, Created

You see, we are not machines and we do not have lots of ideas in a drawer. Christo

See, Lots, Drawer

I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West. Christo

Escaped, Czechoslovakia

If some of our works are symphonies, then wrapped walkways was chamber music. Christo

Some, Symphonies, Works

And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple, vague idea, and through the years and through the negotiations of getting the permit, you see that every detail is now clarified. Christo

Idea, Through, Vague

But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our life in November in New York. Christo

Next, Over, Very

But the drawings are not created only to be sold. Christo

Sold, Drawings, Created

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

War, Political, Germany

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