In 1979, the provocative artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude approached New York City officials with a proposal to create a temporary, large-scale work of art in Central Park. The city turned them down. Twenty-four years and several administrations later, following dozens of
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high-concept, high-profile works of landscape art in numerous urban and rural locations around the globe, they finally got the city’s approval to complete their vision. THE GATES chronicles the decades-long struggle of Christo and Jeanne-Claude to bring their most ambitious work of art to life when it debuts TUESDAY, FEB. 26 10:00 ET/PT, exclusively on HBO. The presentation of the feature documentary marks the third anniversary of the project.
Author: HBOclips
Tags: the gates christo jeanne-claude HBO environmental art new york central park Albert Maysles documentary
Posted: 20 February 2008
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