"We are 66 years old and to be still today called controversial makes us feel so young. It’s marvelous! Imagine, they call us avant garde and controversial after 44 years of work. It’s fabulous! Controversial is because we never do twice the same work." -JC
"It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years."
"Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle."
"Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to `95, there is an entire book about that, because each one of our projects has its own book. The book is not an art book, meaning it`s not written by an art historian."
Wrapped Reichstag
"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."
"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."
The Gates (Central Park)
"New York City is one of the most walking cities in the world. We tried to design some structures that will enhance that simple act of walking."
"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."
Wrapped Coast
"The work of art is a scream of freedom."
The Umbrellas
"Christo and I believe that labels are very important, but for bottles of wine, not for artists, and we usually don’t like to put a label on our art. If one is absolutely necessary, then it would be environmental artists because we work in both the rural and the urban environment."- JC
Running Fence
"You see, what is it that we do? We want to create works of art of joy and beauty, which we will build because we believe it will be beautiful. The only way to see it is to build it. Like every artist, every true artist, we create them for us."
