Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “Surrounded Islands,” the artists’ ambitious project to dress Biscayne Bay’s spoil islands in pink fabric, was only on view for two weeks in 1983. But it left ...

On May 7, 1983, artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude and their team got it done: “Surrounded Islands,” 11 small islands perfectly outlined in hot pink. At the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale ...

An exhibition of the highlights of "Surrounded Islands" opened in February at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and will run through February 2026. Christo and Jeanne-Claude — both of whom have ...

The spoil islands looked like sunny-side up eggs shimmering in the sea. And then, two weeks after it arrived, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s ambitious public project “Surrounded Islands ...

Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay ... seemed like a mammoth task. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had to go to federal court to get permission for the work, which entailed surrounding the islands ...

You can’t see Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s most famous artworks in a gallery or a museum. They don’t exist anymore. Gigantic, sprawling pieces such as California’s “Running Fence” and ...

Christo, “Surrounded Islands (Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida)” (© 2024 Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation; image courtesy NSU Art Museum) Exhibition material documenting ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude are known for their large-scale projects that involve covering infrastructural and environmental landmarks in fabric. The present work chronicles the planning of the 1980-83 ...

Miami seemed to be reborn in that moment, argues the Perez Art Museum Miami, which is commemorating the feat in its major fall exhibit “Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne ...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude lived and worked in a five ... Wrapped in Paris and Surrounded Islands in Florida — there were also several occasions in which the years of fighting didn’t lead ...

Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay ... seemed like a mammoth task. Christo and Jeanne-Claude had to go to federal court to get permission for the work, which entailed surrounding the islands ...