i recently was reminded of the christo project "the gates"
when i saw the current AT&T commercial
where orange fabric is rolled over the hoover dam,
the arch in st. louis and wraps around las vegas.
i have few regrets about things i have not done in my life, but i must admit
if i had had an
inkling of how important the projects of jeanne-claude and christo
were, i would have made the road trip to NYC to see "the gates" back in 2005.
now all i have is a sample of the fabric (brought back to me by someone who
did make the trip)
and wonderful photographs produced by people from all over the world.
wrapped up in my own art projects at the time i did not see the display
first hand.
the photos of those glorious orange flags whipping through central park,
all the more brilliant against the snow
(was that coordinated or planned? i wonder)
still make me happy.
drawings of the proposed project
