{"id":3293,"date":"2005-02-10T23:34:10","date_gmt":"2005-02-11T04:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lia.bulaong.com\/wp\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2005-02-10T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2005-02-11T04:34:10","slug":"christo_jeanneclaudes_the_gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lia.bulaong.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/christo_jeanneclaudes_the_gate\/","title":{"rendered":"christo & jeanne-claude’s the gates (pre-unfurling)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy of Amy’s Robot pointed out this afternoon<\/a>, quite correctly, that “every single blessed one of the NYC-oriented blogs will feature wads of nearly identical photos of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude The Gates<\/i> Central Park project<\/a> starting this weekend.”
\nScrew ’em all! Not only did I walk to the park this afternoon, but I doubt any other damn NYC blogger is going to have a photo of their companion doing this:
\n\"jarvis<\/a>
\nKidding aside, the fabric hasn’t even been unfurled from the gates yet and I already think The Gates is a magnificent project. I’ve never really gotten the appeal of Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s wrapping projects<\/a> before, but I found my walk through the park today, under the gates and on paths I know well, very moving.
\nThe Gates are huge, much taller than I expected them to be. But they’re just the perfect size—any smaller and they would be overwhelmed by the park, any bigger and they would be far too imposing. I was surprised by how organic they felt to me, not alien at all. Perhaps that comes from Central Park itself being a planned environment, even if it doesn’t seem that way to most people.
\nI liked this bit<\/a> from The Gates Official FAQ (and how much do you love that it actually has one?):<\/p>\n

\n

The artwork is not<\/i> the process of unfolding the fabric, but rather the sum total one experiences by exploring Central Park once The Gates<\/i> are unfurled. Every person\u2019s exploration will be different. That is why the artists say whatever part of the park you are in is the best part of The Gates<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hopefully I’ll get to experience The Gates a few times in the coming days, on paths familiar and unfamiliar to me. Drop me a line if you’d like to come along!
\nHere’s another of my photos of The Gates, pre-unfurling:
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\nYou can see my photo set from this afternoon on Flickr<\/a>; also check out photos tagged thegates<\/a>, posted by myself and others.
\nMore about Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates: page on the official Christo & Jeanne-Claude site<\/a>, the comprehensive nyc.gov site<\/a>. I’ve leafed through these three lovely books on The Gates: Christo & Jeanne-Claude: The Gates: Central Park, NYC, 1979-2005<\/a> (a program of sorts), Christo and Jeanne-Claude: On the Way to The Gates, Central Park, New York City<\/a> (published last year, about what the artists had to do to get the project running, features sketches and interviews), and Christo: The Gates Portfolio<\/a>.
\nMore about Central Park: Wikipedia entry<\/a>, Central Park Conservancy<\/a> (the official site), centralpark.org<\/a> (fan site).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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