Monday, June 1, 2020

THE GATES

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020)
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude 
FAREWELL
"Their projects contained no deeper meaning than their immediate aesthetic impact; their purpose being simply for joy, beauty, and new ways of seeing the familiar."

The Gates
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Work began on the installation of the couple's most protracted project, The Gates, in New York City's Central Park began in January 2005. The title is The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979–2005 in reference to the time that passed from their initial proposal until they were able to go ahead with it with the permission of the new mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. The Gates was open to the public from February 12–27, 2005. A total of 7,503 gates made of saffron-colored fabric were placed on paths in Central Park. They were five meters (16 ft) high and had a combined length of 37 km (23 mi). Bloomberg, a fan of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, presented them with the "Doris C. Freedman Award for Public Art" for the work of art. The project cost an estimated US$21 million, which the artists planned to recoup by selling project documentation.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It's hard to believe that was 15 years ago. I remember walking through the gates on a cold winter day. It was one of those events that brings NYers together.

Irene