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.…

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We wish to work in total freedom.

We wish to work in total freedom.

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.

We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of...

We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of...

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...

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

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

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.

New York is our home.

New York is our home.

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,...

Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by...

Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by...

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...

Our work is a scream of freedom.

Our work is a scream of freedom.

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

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

That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not...

That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not...

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...

The freedom of every artist is essential.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

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...

To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.

To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.

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...

But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project...

But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project...

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,...