New Atlas

Christo's massive Mastaba sculpture to reach almost 500 feet in height

Though influential artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have both passed away, work has posthumously continued to bring their unique artistic vision to life. Now a plan is underway to complete another of ...
Hyperallergic

Encountering Christo’s Massive Sculpture on the Serpentine Lake

Christo's giant floating sculpture, "The London Mastaba," sits on the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park as tourists on paddle boats circle around. As a civic work of art, its raison d’être is its ...
Artnet

Christo Will Personally Pay to Deep-Clean London’s Serpentine Lake After His Mastaba Sculpture Is Removed

Christo and the late Jeanne Claude’s monumental floating sculpture, The London Mastaba, is a gift that will keep on giving, apparently. After the pyramid-like work of art—made of more than 7,500 oil ...
WRAL

Christo’s Latest Work Weighs 650 Tons. And It Floats.

LONDON — Wearing a hard hat and a cargo jacket, the artist Christo stood on a platform looking over the Serpentine lake one April morning and watched his latest creation come to life. As ducks glided ...
Artnet

In Pictures: See Highlights of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Groundbreaking, Monumental, and Often Temporary Art

The artist Christo, known for creating monumental, yet temporary, public art installations around the world with his late wife Jeanne-Claude, died on May 31 at the age of 84. Their work often involved ...