Galerie Adriano Ribolzi

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// OVER THE RIVER 📍 At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco 27.4 – 12.6 2026 1. OVER THE RIVER (Project for Payette River, Idaho), 1996 Graphite, fusain, pastel, crayon gras, tissu et carte topographique sur papier Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, fabric, and topographic map on paper 77.5 x 30.5 cm and 77.5 x 66.7 cm 📷 Christo Yavachev © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 2. CHRISTO 1935-2020 Over the River (Project for Payette River, Idaho), 1995 Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, fabric, and topographic map on paper 77.5 x 30.5 cm and 77.5 x 66.7 cm © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 3. OVER THE RIVER (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado), 2008 Graphite, fusain, pastel, crayon gras sur papier Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon on paper 35.6 x 38.7 cm Signé et daté en bas à droite / Signed and dated lower right © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 4. OVER THE RIVER (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado), 2008 Graphite, fusain, pastel, crayon gras sur papier Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon on paper 35.6 x 38.7 cm Signé et daté en bas à droite / Signed and dated lower right © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @one_gallery_sofia @ribolzigallery @monacoartweek ___________________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY   «The urgency to be seen is all the greater because tomorrow everything will have disappeared...No one can buy these works, no one can own them, no one can market them, no one can sell tickets to see them... Our work is about Freedom». Christo     📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco     27.4 – 12.6   2026     1. Christo in his studio with the very first sketches for Over The River New York City, 1992 Photo: Simon Chaput © 1992 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   2. Christo and Jeanne-Claude looking for a possible site for The Mastaba United Arab Emirates, February 1982 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1982 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   3. Christo at the proposed site of The Mastaba United Arab Emirates, March 13, 2017 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2017 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   4. Christo and Jeanne-Claude during a meeting at the Colorado Division of Wildlife in Salida Colorado, 2000 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2000 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   5. Christo, Jeanne-Claude and chief engineer Vince Davenport (left) at the Arkansas River working on Over The River Colorado, August 2000 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2000 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart   @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek   ____________________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// THE LONDON MASTABA   The London Mastaba consisted of 7,506 horizontally stacked barrels on a floating platform in the Serpentine Lake. The sculpture’s floating platform was made from interlocking high-density polyethylene cubes. On top of the platform, a steel scaffolding frame was constructed on which the barrels were attached. The massive sculpture, weighing a total of 600 metric tons (660 US tons), was anchored to the lakebed with 32 anchors. Its footprint covered approximately 1% of the total surface area of the lake.     📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco   27.4 – 12.6   2026     1. Christo and Jeanne-Claude The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18 📷 Wolfgang Volz © 2018 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     2. THE MASTABA (Project for Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London), 2018 Graphite, crayon gras et peinture émaillée ; photographie en couleur de Wolfgang Volz ; Photocopie d’une photographie aérienne, dessins techniques et nuancier dessiné à la main sur Mylar, ruban adhésif de masquage sur carton brun Graphite, wax crayon, enamel paint, color photograph by Wolfgang Volz, photostat of an aerial photograph, technical drawings, and hand-drawn color chat on Mylar and masking tape on brown cardboard 43,2 x 55,9 cm Signé et daté en bas à droite / Signed and dated lower right   3. Workers installing barrels on the vertical side of the London Mastaba London, May 2018 📷 Wolfgang Volz © 2018 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek   ____________________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// OVER THE RIVER     📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco     27.4 – 12.6   2026     1. OVER THE RIVER (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado), 2008 Graphite, fusain, pastel, crayon gras sur papier Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon on paper 35.6 x 38.7 cm Signé et daté en bas à droite / Signed and dated lower right © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     2. Christo in his studio New York City, 2008 📷 Wolfgang Volz © 2000 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek     ____________________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// OVER THE RIVER   📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco     27.4 – 12.6   2026     1. CHRISTO 1935-2020 Over the River (Project for Payette River, Idaho), 1995 Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, fabric, and topographic map on paper 77.5 x 30.5 cm and 77.5 x 66.7 cm © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     2. Christo in his studio with the very first sketches for Over The River New York City, 1992 Photo: Simon Chaput © 1992 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart    @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia   ____________________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY   /// THE LONDON MASTABA From June 18 to September 23, 2018, Christo and Jeanne- Claude’s temporary sculpture, The London Mastaba, floated atop Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake in the center of London, United Kingdom. The temporary sculpture, Christo’s first major public outdoor work in the UK, coincided with an exhibition at the Serpentine Galleries detailing Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 60-year history of working with oil barrels.   As with all of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s projects, The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016–18 was funded entirely through the sale of Christo’s original works of art. No public money was used for Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s projects and they did not accept sponsorship.    📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco    🗓 27.4 – 12.6   2026     1. The Mastaba (Project for Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, London), 2017 Graphite, wax crayon, enamel paint, color photograph by Wolfgang Volz ; photostat of an aerial photograph, technical drawings, and masking tape on paper 35.6 x 27.9 cm © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   2. The London Mastaba, Serpentine Lake, Hyde Park, 2016-18 London, May 2018 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2018 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation   3. Barrels being installed on the slated wall of the London Mastaba London, May 2018 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 2018 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation     #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek    ______________ © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// THE MASTABA The Mastaba, projet pour Abou Dhabi, a été conçu en 1977. Il s’agira de la plus grande œuvre d’art permanente au monde, composée de 410 000 barils multicolores formant une vaste mosaïque, en écho à l’architecture islamique. The Mastaba constituera l’unique œuvre publique permanente de grande envergure réalisée par Christo et Jeanne-Claude. ------------ The Mastaba, a project for Abu Dhabi, was conceived in 1977. It will be the largest permanent work of art in the world, made from 410,000 multi-colored barrels to form a colorful mosaic, echoing Islamic architecture. The Mastaba constituera l’unique œuvre publique permanente de grande envergure réalisée par Christo et Jeanne-Claude. 📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco 🗓 27.4 – 12.6   2026 1. Christo and Jeanne-Claude looking for a possible site for The Mastaba United Arab Emirates, February 1982 Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1982 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 2. THE MASTABA (Project for United Arab Emirates), 1979 Crayon et pastel gras sur papier / Pencil and wax pastel on paper 80 x 59 cm © Private collection 3. The Mastaba in comparison to the Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Cheops), Egypt © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek  ‐--------------- © Art and Jewels of the World

CHRISTO /// FROM DRAWINGS TO REALITY /// OVER THE RIVER Conçue en 1992, la vision de Christo et Jeanne-Claude pour Over The River prévoyait l’installation de 9,5 kilomètres de panneaux de tissu argenté et lumineux, suspendus en hauteur au-dessus de l’eau. L’œuvre devait se déployer en huit sections distinctes le long d’un tronçon de 67,6 kilomètres de la rivière Arkansas, entre Cañon City et Salida, dans le centre-sud du Colorado. ------------------------------------------- Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s vision for Over The River was conceived in 1992 and included 9.5 kilometers (5.9 miles) of silvery, luminous fabric panels to be suspended clear of and high above the water in eight distinct areas along a 67.6-kilometer (42-mile) stretch of the Arkansas River between Cañon City and Salida in south-central Colorado. 📍At Galerie Adriano Ribolzi 7 avenue de l’Hermitage - Monaco 27.4 – 12.6   2026 1. OVER THE RIVER (Project for Payette River, Idaho), 1996 Graphite, fusain, pastel, crayon gras, tissu et carte topographique sur papier Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, fabric, and topographic map on paper 77.5 x 30.5 cm and 77.5 x 66.7 cm 📷 Christo Yavachev © Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 2. Christo and Jeanne-Claude at the Arkansas River working on the Over The River project Colorado, August 2000 📷 Sylvia Volz © 2000 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 3. Christo and Jeanne-Claude during the life-size test for Over The River Colorado, 1999 📷 Wolfgang Volz © 1999 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation #christoandjeanneclaude #monacoartweek #soloshow #contemporaryart @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud @ribolzigallery @one_gallery_sofia @monacoartweek ___________________________ © Art and Jewels of the World

Exhibition: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 at 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘇𝗶 In collaboration with One Gallery and Art and Jewels of the World, the exhibition traces the conceptual and material trajectory of Christo’s practice, revealing the intrinsic relationship between drawing, vision, and realization. For Christo, the drawing was never merely preparatory; it functioned as an autonomous work and a site where l imagination, engineering, and poetic intention converged. Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s vision for Over The River was conceived in 1992 and included 9.5 kilometers (5.9 miles) of silvery, luminous fabric panels to be suspended clear of and high above the water in eight distinct areas along a 67.6-kilometer (42-mile) stretch of the Arkansas River between Cañon City and Salida in south-central Colorado. 📍 @ribolzigallery 7 av. de l’Hermitage 🗓 27.04.2026 - 12.06.2026 📷 Christo Yavachev (1935–2020) “Over the River (Project for Payette River, Idaho), 1996 Graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, fabric, and topographic map on paper 77.5 x 30.5 cm and 77.5 x 66.7 cm Signed and dated lower left on left panel © Christo and Jeanne Claude Foundation #monacoartweek #art #monumentalart #monaco

Introducing: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼 Christo was born on June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He left in 1956, first to Prague and then escaped to Vienna, in 1957, then moved to Geneva. In 1958, Christo went to Paris, where he met Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, not only his wife but life partner in the creation of monumental environmental works of art. Jeanne-Claude passed away on November 18, 2009. Christo died on May 31, 2020 at his home in New York City, where he lived for 56 years. From early wrapped objects to monumental outdoor projects, their artworks transcended the traditional bounds of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Some of their works included 𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵 near Sydney (1968–69), 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 in Colorado (1970–72), 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 in California (1972–76), 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 in Miami (1980–83), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘧 𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 in Paris (1975–85), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 in Japan and California (1984–91), 𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨 in Berlin (1972–95), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 in New York’s Central Park (1979–2005), 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 at Italy’s Lake Iseo (2014–16), and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢 on London’s Serpentine Lake (2016–18). Following the completion of 𝘓’𝘈𝘳𝘤 𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘦, 𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥, Paris, 1961–2021, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s team has returned focus on the artists’ only permanent, large-scale public artwork: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢, Project for United Arab Emirates, started in 1977. 🔜 Works of Christo will be presented in collaboration with One Gallery @one_gallery_sofia and Art and Jewels of the World @art_and_jw at @ribolzigallery during MAW 📷 Christo at the proposed site of The Mastaba. United Arab Emirates, March 13, 2017. Photo: Wolfgang Volz ©2017 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation 📷 « The Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates) », 1979. Pencil and wax pastel on paper. ©Private collection 📷 Christo in his studio with preparatory works for The Mastaba. New York City, April 15, 2012. Photo: Wolfgang Volz ©2012 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation @valentina_art_and_jw @sophiejacquemoud

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