Christo, full name Christo Javacheff
(1935- ) , Bulgarian-born American artist whose "wrapped" objects are among the most extreme examples of modern conceptual art and the form known as earthworks. He lived in France from 1958 to 1964, when he went to the United States. His early works were empaquetages, in which he packaged bottles, cans, or boxes in cloth or plastic. He became well-known for his later works in which he temporarily wrapped very large objects or whole buildings.

His grand undertakings include Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76, a nylon ribbon 5.4 m (18 ft) high that extended 38.4 km (24 mi) through two California counties.

Both it and the earlier Valley Curtain, Rifle, Colorado, 1970-72 were the subjects of documentary films by avant-garde cinematographers Albert and David Maysles. More recent constructions include Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83;The Pont Neuf Wrapped, Paris, 1975-85;The Umbrellas, Japan-USA, 1984-91; and Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1971-95.