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

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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...

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,...

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...

The freedom of every artist is essential.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

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.

And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and...

And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and...

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...

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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.