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.

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People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger...

People think our work is monumental because it's art, but human beings do much bigger...

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

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

Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new...

Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new...

The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original...

The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original...

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

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

We wish to work in total freedom.

We wish to work in total freedom.

Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the...

Germany is an economic giant but a political midget, and with the end of the...

The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for...

The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for...

New York is our home.

New York is our home.

We don't sell technical drawings except when they are incorporated into a drawing or a...

We don't sell technical drawings except when they are incorporated into a drawing or a...

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

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

The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young...

The decision to use only the name Christo was made deliberately when we were young...

But the drawings are not created only to be sold.

But the drawings are not created only to be sold.

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

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

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty,...

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty,...

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

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

Our work is a scream of freedom.

Our work is a scream of freedom.

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

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

Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to '95,...

Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to '95,...

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

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