You may or may not have heard of Christo, but it's undeniable that he had a big impact on
the art world. The Bulgarian-American artist, who passed away in May 2020, made a career out of
combining art with engineering to produce sweeping, grand installations.
Christo was born in Bulgaria but left with his family to take up residence first in Western
Europe and then in the US. He became known as a "land artist)” someone who creates works of
art not by painting existing landscapes, but by adding his or hey art to the landscapes themselves.
In 1969, he created Wrapped Coast in Sydney, Australia. Working with a team of assistants, he
took over part of the coastline (at Little Bay in Sydney and covered the entire area in a huge spread
of synthetic fabric. The fabrie tovering the landscape encouraged people to see the area with a
hew perspective. In addition, the way the fabric hid the ground while still revealing its bumps,
fissures, and curves turned it into a landscape in the most essential sense, like a three-dimensional
topographical map of itself. At the time, it was the biggest piece of artwork ever created.
Christo continued to think big with Valley Curtain, another enormous piece of fabric pulled
across a valley in Colorado, US, from one side to the other. More than 350 meters (m) wide and
100m tall, the curtain's construction was a lengthy and laborious process. During his first attempt
to set it up, the fabric caught too much wind and blew away. When it was finally put into place, it
lasted only a little more than a day before having to be dismantled again. Though Christo's artwork,
like anything in life, did not last forever, it was extraordinarily impressive while it existed. Christo
continued to create such pieces throughout his career.
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49. What is said about Valley Curtain?
(A) Christo's first attempt at it was a failure. (B) Christo used a fabric to cover an entire ground.
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It covered the entire length of a long valley! (D) It used a three-dimensional topographical map.
50. What do we learn about Christo's artwork from the passage?
(A) It was inspired by something he saw as a small child.
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(C) It made people think about environmental protection.
(D) It showed people that art was rare and beautiful.
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51. Which of these pictures is most likely Christo's artwork?
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